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Friday, May 8, 2015, 1- 5 p.m. USU Northridge Center and Grand Salon SDPS 2015 Senior Design Project Showcase
Friday May 8 2015 1- 5 pm USU Northridge Center and Grand Salon
SDPS2015S e n i o r D e s i g n P r o j e c t Showcase
18111 Nordoff Street bull Northridge bull California 91330-8295 bull (818) 677-4501 bull fax (818) 677-2140
Greetings
On behalf of our students and faculty I would like to invite you to attend our sixth annual 2015 Senior Design Project Showcase event from 100 pm ndash 500 pm on May 8 2015 in the USU Northridge Center and Grand Salon at California State University Northridge This yearrsquos SDPS features senior design projects from all the undergraduate programs in our college Also breakout sessions (oral presentations) have been planned where the top teams from each program as selected by the departmentprogram have been invited to compete for prizes As in past years the projects will be judged by a distinguished panel of industry experts You can find detailed information about the event on the web at wwwecscsuneduecssdps It has been exciting to watch this event grow and expand over the years and is a testament to our hardworking students who are ably guided by our faculty and our supporters from industry
By way of background the College of Engineering and Computer Science is home now to almost 4500 students and 68 full time faculty members with active searches to fill eleven new faculty positions this fall We offer ABET accredited undergraduate programs in Civil Engineering Computer Science Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Manufacturing Systems Engineering and Mechanical Engineering Our Construction Management program is accredited by the American Council for Construction Education We also offer several contemporary Masterrsquos Degree programs that are designed to meet emerging workforce needs The college graduates approximately 600 students annually from these programs Our students continue to garner accolades and recognition for their accomplishments at regional and national competitions and remain a shining testament to the ldquoCSUN SHINErdquo vision articulated by our President Dr Dianne Harrison Graduates from the collegersquos programs serve in leadership positions in industry government and academia
This past year has been especially eventful as the Collegersquos AIMSsup2 program funded by the US Department of Education received national recognition from Excelencia in Education for its efforts to bolster student success and support underrepresented minorities in engineering and computer science In October 2014 CSUN was selected to host one of the four national White House STEM workshops that focused on removing barriers and improving student success in STEM disciplines Support for the workshop was provided by the Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Trust and the White House Office of Science and Technology And we are building up to a crescendo with SDPS 2015 Donrsquot miss this opportunity to see and hear firsthand from our outstanding students and soon to be graduates I am sure you will be impressed with the diversity and quality of our student projects and look forward to seeing you on May 8th
Sincerely
S K Ramesh PhDDean
Deanrsquos Message
18111 Nordoff Street bull Northridge bull California 91330-8295 bull (818) 677-4501 bull fax (818) 677-2140
4 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Table of Contents
Contents
Deanrsquos Message 3
Program 5
College Leadership 6
College Industry Advisory Board 7
Sponsors 8
Judges and Moderators 9
Oral Presentations - Schedule 10
Senior Design Projects 11
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management Projects 12
Computer Science Projects 14
Electrical amp Computer Engineering Projects 17
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management Projects 19
Mechanical Engineering Projects 20
Location
University Student Union (USU) map 10
Directions and Parking Information 26
52015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
ProgramFriday May 8 2015
Display of Projects[Projects in the process of being judged will not be available for display]
100 - 500 pm
Northridge Center University Student UnionCivil Engineering amp Construction Management
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management Mechanical Engineering
Grand Salon University Student UnionComputer Science
Electrical amp Computer Engineering
Oral Presentations(see page 10 for specific times for each project)
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management100 - 340 pm
USU Tujunga Room East Conference Center
Computer Science100 - 250 pm
USU La Crescenta Room East Conference Center
Electrical amp Computer Engineering100 - 210 pm
USU Thousand Oaks Room Southwest Addition Second Floor
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management100 - 210 pm
USU Van Nuys Room East Conference Center
Mechanical Engineering100 - 315 pm
USU Panorama Room East Conference Center
Announcement of Awards530 pm
Please see University Student Union (USU) map on page 10 for room locationsDirections and parking information are on page 26
SDPS2015
Program
6 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
DEANDr S K Ramesh
8186774501srameshcsunedu
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTORMs Susan Andraus
8186773850 susanandrauscsunedu
COMPUTER SCIENCE (CS)Dr Richard Covington (Chair)
8186773398covcsunedu
MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS ENGINEERING amp MANAGEMENT (MSEM)
Dr Kang Chang (Chair)8186772167
kangchangcsunedu
ASSOCIATE DEANDr Robert Ryan8186772183robertryancsunedu
CIVIL ENGINEERING amp CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (CECM)Dr Nazaret Dermendjian (Chair)8186772166nazaretdermendjiancsunedu
ELECTRICAL amp COMPUTERENGINEERING (ECE)Dr Ali Amini (Chair)8186772190aliaminicsunedu
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (ME)Dr Hamid Johari (Chair)8186772187hjoharicsunedu
College Leadership
72015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
NICK MANSURVice President EngineeringAeroVironment
MICHAEL C McALPINEVice President Project Executive CMConstruction Management Division ndash Western TerritorySTV Inc
CAROLE MORTONPresidentSalt Interprises
PEGGY NELSONVice President of Engineering and Global Product DevelopmentNorthrop Grumman CorporationAerospace Systems Sector
NAOMI PALMERSection ManagerPower and Sensor SystemsJet Propulsion Laboratory FELIX RABINOVICHDirector Product DevelopmentATIMS
A F (RICK) RATCLIFFEDean EmeritusCollege of Engineering amp Computer ScienceCalifornia State University Northridge
DUTCH SCHULTZGeneral Manager - WestKCI Technologies
PERRY SOLOMONPresident amp CEOAleratec Inc
CHARLES VOLKVice President and Chief TechnologistNorthrop Grumman CorporationNavigation Systems
MARILEE WHEATONGeneral ManagerSystems Engineering DivisionThe Aerospace Corporation
ADEBOLA (BOLA) AYORINDERegion ManagerDCampM North CoastSouthern California Edison
J F (JACK) BUHNPresident amp CEOCanoga Perkins
VAUGHN CABLE (IAB CHAIR)Spacecraft Communications Systems amp Operations GroupJet Propulsion LaboratoryCalifornia Institute of Technology
RORY DEJOHNSenior Vice PresidentTurner Construction Company
CHRISTOPHER M ERICKSONChief EngineerEnergy amp Advanced Programs Aerojet Rocketdyne
NEAL GABORNOProgram Chief EngineerSAS Systems Verification CenterRaytheon Company
MILAD GIRGISVice President Neuromodulation International Sales Deep Brain Stimulaiton amp Program ManagementBoston Scientific Neuromodulation
RONALD HARDGROVE IIINH-04 Department of the Air Force Sensors Flight Test ExpertEdwards Air Force Base
BALAJI IYERAssociate Director Airborne Electronic Attack Division Naval Air Warfare Center Point Mugu
GARY MALLALEYProgram DirectorLN-25x Fiber Optic Gyro ProgramsNorthrop Grumman CorporationNavigation Systems
College Advisory Board
Industry Advisory Board (IAB)
8 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
We appreciate your support
Sponsors
92015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Diane SchwartzComputer Science
Vidya NandikollaMechanical Engineering
Ruting JiaElectrical amp Computer Engineering
Lisa BayneMechanical EngineerCombustion Devices DesignAerojet Rocketdyne
Prakash BhartiaExecutive Vice PresidentNatel Vijay BhattFounder and CEOE-ContekElectrical and Computer Engineering Liaison Council
Rayna BurgessSoftware DeveloperXYPRO Technology Corporation
Vaughn CableSpacecraft Antenna Research GroupCaltech-JPLCollege Industry Advisory Board (Chair)Electrical and Computer Engineering Liaison Council
Luis CarbajoIEEE LA Council Chair Tuan DinhHaas Automation Michael DipsiaBranch ChiefSenior Construction EngineerDepartment of Transportation
Luis EcheverriaNorthrop Grumman CorporationManufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management Liaison Council Christopher M EricksonChief Engineer Future ProgramsAerojet RocketdyneCollege Industry Advisory Board
Jorge ErozaChief Financial OfficerSan Fernando Pallet CompanyManufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management Liaison Council
Linda FriedmanDirector Software amp Systems EngineeringNorthrop Grumman Navigation SystemsComputer Science Liaison Council
Neal GabornoSenior ManagerSAS Systems Verification CenterRaytheon Space and Airborne SystemsCollege Industry Advisory BoardComputer Science Liaison Council
Shahzain HusainSapphire Engineering Co Inc
Bill JamesManaging DirectorAvery James Inc
Muthu JeganathanSupervisor Optical and Opto-mechanical Design and Engineering GroupJet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Al KhellaTDD Process Engineer3M Drug Delivery Systems Division
Michael C McAlpineVice President Project ExecutiveConstruction Mgmt Div Western TerritorySTV Construction IncCollege Industry Advisory BoardConstruction Management Technology Advisory Board
Jimmy GandhiManufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management
Rais AhmadCivil Engineering amp Construction Management
Faculty Moderators
Vahag MinassianProject Manufacturing EngineerNorthrop Grumman CorporationManufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management Liaison Council
Lief MorinPresidentKey Info Naomi PalmerSection ManagerPower and Sensor SystemsJet Propulsion Lab (JPL)College Industry Advisory Board
Felix RabinovichDirector Product DevelopmentATIMSCollege Industry Advisory Board
Amin RashidianElectrical EngineerAerovironment IncElectrical and Computer Engineering Liaison Council
BJ SchrammPresident and COORoberts Tool Company IncManufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management Liaison Council
Todd UramotoManager Engineering OperationsNorthrop Grumman Electronic Systems
Charles VolkVice President and Chief TechnologistNorthrop Grumman Navigation Systems College Industry Advisory Board
John WrightHartzell Aerospace
Thank you Project Showcase Judges
Judges
10 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
ScheduleCivil Engineering and Construction Management [USU Tujunga Room East Conference Center]100 - 120 pm Concrete Canoe125 - 145 pm BLVD 6200150 - 210 pm Expanding a Medical Facility in Haiti to Meet the Communityrsquos Growing Demand 230 - 250 pm Towards a Splendid City255 - 315 pm Economical Bridge Design for Impoverished Area320 - 340 pm Mariposa Land Port of Entry in Nogales Arizona
Computer Science [USU La Crescenta Room East Conference Center]100 - 120 pm Jail Management Single Page Application (JMSPA)125 - 145 pm Lightning3D Game Engine150 - 210 pm Network of Electronic Self-Navigating Transports (NEST)230 - 250 pm Lights Out
Electrical and Computer Engineering [USU Thousand Oaks Room Southwest Addition Second Floor]100 - 120 pm Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle125 - 145 pm Micromouse Project150 - 210 pm Digital Storage Scope
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management [USU Van Nuys Room East Conference Center]100 - 120 pm Delivery Hexacopter125 - 145 pm Dynamical Lug Wrench150 - 210 pm Hybrid Layer Manufacturing 3D Printer
Mechanical Engineering [USU Panorama Room East Conference Center]100 - 120 pm Intelligent Ground Vehicle125 - 145 pm Solar and Wind Powered Sea Water Desalinator150 - 210 pm SAE Aero Design Heavy Lift Aircraft230 - 250 pm Human Powered Vehicle Challenge255 - 315 pm Formula SAE Car Project
usucsunedu
(818) 677-2251
FIRST FLOOR
ATMs
Information Desk
Matador InvolvementCenter
TV Lounge
USU Events
SECOND FLOOR
USU Administration Oces
Moorpark
Mission Hills Study Lounge
Plaza Vista Study Lounge
USU Cashier
Santa Monica Mountains
Ventura
Woodland Hills
THIRD FLOOR
Executive Board Room
Santa Clarita
Santa Susana
Verdugo Mountains
Sol Center UniversityStudent Union
SouthwestAddition
Grand Salon
NorthridgeCenter
Pub SportsGrill
SouthPatio
Wells Fargo
SubwayUSU Reservations and
Event Services International andExchange Student Center
Klotz LivingWell Lounge
Single Use
ComputerLab
Student RecreationCenter
Veterans Resource Center
Pride Center
MatadorPatrol
AS TicketOce
Plazadel Sol
FIRST FLOOR
Associated Students (AS)Central Oces
Mercantile Exchange
Oce of Student Involvement and Development
SECOND FLOOR
Calabasas
USU Marketing
Thousand Oaks
East ConferenceCenter
Northridge Center Complex
MercantileExchange
FreudianSip
Games Room
AS Recycling
AS SupportServices
Stairs
Restrooms
Elevators Drinking Fountain Lactation Room
Information Wash RoomWheelchair Access
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Lake Balboa
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SECOND FLOOR
Plaza del Sol Performance Hall
USU Theatre (Entrance is on First Floor)
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SECOND FLOOR
Arcadia
Burbank
Flintridge
Glendale
Lake View Terrace
Pasadena
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FIRST FLOOR
Altadena
East ConferenceLounge
La CrescentaPanorama CityPrayerMeditationReection Room
Shadow Hills
Sun Valley
Sunny Days Camp
TujungaVan Nuys
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USU Maintenance A
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Wellness Center(future location)
CSCECMMSEMMSEOral Pres
CECMMSEMMEDisplays
CSECEDisplays
ECE Oral Pres
Oral Presentations
112015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management
Computer Science
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management
Senior Design Projects
12 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Dr Sami Maalouf
FACULTY ADVISOR
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management
TEAM MEMBERS Expanding a Medical Facility in Haiti to Meet the Communityrsquos Growing Demand Fausto Miguel Camarena
Muhanad EliasErika EstradaIvan MendezChristopher Tomes (Captain)Noral J Walker Jr
Gracy EstradaMaher HanbaliAlex IglesiasAnthony LehmanKarla Ortiz FloresJoseph PalacioAbteen Shirehjini (Captain)
Towards a Splendid CityProject Description This group of projects started out as simple exercises to get undergraduate civil engineering students acquainted with wood design and construction in seismically active areas on the West Coast The single family dwellings (SFD) and multi-family dwellings (MFD) are proposed within Los Angeles County
From an architectural point of view the two-story SFDrsquos include living area kitchen dining area bedrooms and bathrooms as well as green measures (roof garden and solar systems that generate electricity and heat) In addition the three-story MFD includes living area kitchen dining area bedrooms and bathrooms as well as green measures (roof garden and solar systems that generate electricity and heat) These architectural features allow for a structural design that is a balloon frame system utilizing available wood sizes and taking advantage of the bearing perimeter walls
These living spaces serve as possible examples of future residences that graduating students may engage with in their structural design vocations
Project Description This project represents a continuum between last yearrsquos work and an approach that Civil Engineering Seniors at CSUN are using to assist a humanitarian organization lsquoHelping Hands and Beyond Incrsquo (a nonprofit group) promotes wellness at Fonds des Negravegres (a rural Haitian community) Last year the organization approached CSUNrsquos Civil Engineering and Construction Management (CECM) Department to help designing a medical facility for the constituents it serves in Haiti CECM delivered architectural and structural services for the facility The designed facility comprised a large waiting area medical examination rooms a dental care room psychotherapy evaluation room a pharmacy and a laboratory area
After a practicing medical professional critiqued the design and along with other needs (such as reliance on low technology constant population growth and limited number of medical practitioners in the community) CECM decided on an expansion plan that follows an evolutionary pattern This pattern involves analysis modeling and interpretation allowing students to create a generative design that meets current demand and one that grows continuously
TEAM MEMBERS
132015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management
Concrete Canoe
Economical Bridge Design for Impoverished Area
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Sahar AkelDaniel AkmakdijianEsvin BardalesThais CardosoarrudaGabriel CastilloChristopher CedilloMarco DejeronimoSean DelapazKyle DijamcoDavid DuongPhat DuongCristian Duran (Captain)Gracy EstradaJoseph FedericoUbaldo FloresAndrew GomezJulioromano IglesiaGarrett LangeCeleste LopezEileen MavrakisJonathan OntiverosKarla OrtizCesar PalominoJoel PlascenciaSam PotsKarin SampsonJose SanchezRanses SilesHeidy SilesEstefany Varela
Apekshya Bajrachanya James BellDerek ChowMuhanad EliasErika EstradaRudy GaldamezAhmed GuerreroChris JudkinsSimon LaoKevin Liu (Captain)Angel MartinezJoe MedinaIvan MendezLuis MolinaGeorgina MoralesRosa OrellanaJoanna PhungClaris RiveraJose SahagunJason St PierreRigoberto TorresKurt Van Volkinburg
Project Description Each year the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) challenges students to design construct and race a canoe cast entirely using lightweight concrete
Using ASCE regulations the competition allows students to develop their engineering skills further This includes discovery problem identification solution plans implementation analysis and interpretation Working together the team is able to analyze and develop an efficient canoe design that can be used to build a product that can withstand hydrodynamic forces one that is stable and can propel across coastal waters
Project Description The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) challenge and sponsor civil engineering students nationally to design fabricate and construct a structural steel bridge on an annual basis
The ASCE CSUN Steel Bridge team was tasked with designing and constructing of an economical bridge which will allow for commerce between impoverished farming villages and the capital of a fictional country In order to prove the feasibility of design we were asked to construct a 110 scale model to demostrate the concept Unique challenges for this year include the inability to utilize temporary piers due to deep organic soil In addition low water levels during dry seasons do not allow for the use of barges
14 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISORS
Hector BonillaCollin CierlakBrian JonesSeth Rhine (Captain)Garrett RobertsonArnold SantosAlexander Shtraykher
Prof Patricia Dousette
Prof Felix Rabinovich
Project Description In conjunction with Advanced Technology Information Management System (ATIMS) a company that provides law enforcement software to various agencies the JMSPA will prototype various web application functions and features for future use in ATIMSrsquos proprietary jail management software application The JMSPA is built upon a foundation of modern single-page web application technologies such as C Entity Framework Amazon Web Services (AWS) and AngularJS
Jail Management Single Page Application (JMSPA)
Emanuel CanacaEdgar Contreras (Captain)Agustin JimenezAmir Yazdani
Osvaldo ArambulaEric Bierman (Captain)Freddy GarciaRodolfo Mendez-CisnerosMitchell MichaelisBertha Rivera
Dr Mohamed Hegab
Dr Mohamed HegabFaculty Advisor
BLVD 6200
Mariposa Land Port of Entry in Nogales Arizona
Project Description Mixed-use project Apartments Retail Parking Located in Hollywood on Hollywood Blvd
Project Description Upgrades to the Mariposa Land Port of Entry pedestrian and car border crossing
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management
Computer Science
152015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Study Buddy
Lightning3D Game EngineProf Patricia DousetteFaculty Advisor
Prof Patricia DousetteFaculty Advisor
Tom ConawayNik LaBelleUyen (Wesley) LiangCara NguyenAnthony Sager (Captain)Xintong (Summer) ShiAlex Swanson
Cory Carvalho (Captain) John Daglas Movses Margaryan Matthew Martineau Austin MyersZhaoyu Yan
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Study Buddy is a productivity tool suite which offers note taking a to-do list a calendar and flashcards Our goal is to help students achieve their full academic potential
Study Buddy is desgined for use with Android phones or tablets Our core tool is a digital note taking system where students may type or handwrite notes Users may also easily embed pictures videos and sound recordings take from their device within their notes We offer a todo list to track tasks and a calendar for events Finally we have a flashcard system where users can create multiple decks of cards
Project Description Lightning3D is a lightweight cross-platform 3D game engine It is written in Java and uses OpenGL ES The engine comes with support for Android and Windows platforms It features mesh loading physicscollision based on the bullet physics library projectiles networking particle systems procedurally generated levels rendering animation textures shading and lighting
Computer Science
Kasu HettiarachchiAbel LawalErnie LedezmaOscar LugoDani OdichoJose PechJoseph PenaTariq Rafiq (Captain)
Prof Patricia Dousette
CodeEscapeProject Description The objective of this project is to create a first-person horror game which will assist players in learning the basics of Java The potential customers for this product will be students who are taking an introductory course in Java and for those who are interested in learning the language Normally Java is learned through the classroom or through online guides This product can be very useful to the customer since it offers a different and fun manner in which to learn a programming language
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
16 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Network of Electronic Self-Navigating Transports (NEST)
Prof Patricia Dousette
Dr Nhut Ho
Sean BuckleyVaratep BuranintuDragos GutaYun KimJeffrey Limbacher (Captain)Pinar SayimDavid Wu
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description NEST is a system managing a large group of highly autonomous UAVs that are doing delivery in a small area NEST will give the tools needed in order for a small group of human operators to manage a fleet of hundreds or thousands of UAVs including manipulating the automation monitoring tools that give the large amounts of data in a easy to view format and controlling individual elements of the operations NEST is also capable of communicating with a small quadrotor to send commands
Computer Science
FACULTY ADVISOR
Shayan BozorgmehriCollin CierlakJamey DogomAlex Paiva (Captain)
Ms Doris Chaney
Lights OutProject Description An AndroidAndroid Wearable game that takes hand gestures with a focus to a user that are blind or deaf
TEAM MEMBERS
ADVISOR
172015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Matthew GuevaraTricia HeckmanMohamed Saad MostafaChristian Zamudio (Captain)
Armen AynilianPablo Alejandro Casas (Captain)John ClarkMaria Alexandra GeronillaJason MendozaMatthew MunozBrett Smith
Dr George Law
Micromouse Project
Electrical amp Computer Engineering
Project Description Micromouse is an engineering design competition created by IEEE where small robotic mice solve a 16x16 maze The mice are completely autonomous robots that must find their way from a predetermined starting position to the central area of the maze unaided The mouse will need to keep track of where it is discover walls as it explores map out the maze and detect when it has reached the goal Having reached the goal the mouse will typically perform additional searches of the maze until it has found an optimal route from the start to the centerTEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
Autonomous Unmanned Aerial VehicleProject Description The objective of the project is to produce an aerial vehicle that is capable of autonomously navigating avoiding obstacles and interacting with both other aerial vehicles and ground vehicles
Dr Ron Mehler
Dr Xiaojun Geng
Dr Kourosh Sedghisigarchi
FACULTY ADVISORS
18 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Electrical amp Computer Engineering
AMFM Receiver
WWVB Receiver
Digital Storage Scope
FACULTY ADVISOR
Ryan Dean (Captain)John HurichCarlos SandovalManuel ValadezJackson Vick
Meet AnkleshwariaAlex AvakianAlejandro CamposNicolas Eng (Captain)Bryan Mazariego
Armando AguilarBehrouz BeigyGovinda BudhathokiAmanda CampbellSean Houlihan (Captain)
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Design a Receiver to pick up commercial band
Project Description The WWVB station near Fort Collins Colorado broadcasts a 60kHz signal which tranmits the national time (UTC) and other information over a period of one minute The receiver decodes this signal and then displays the transmitted time on an LCD board exactly like a radio controlled clock that syncs every night
Project Description The digital storage scope is an external unit which attaches to the input terminals of an oscilloscope and that displays signals indefinitely The input has two inputs which converts the input signal into digital signals capable of being stored It is capable of displaying a 1 MHz square wave signal as a minimum and also displays all analog signals up to 1MHz All three axes (x y z) are controlled by the external unit Delayed sweep and pretriggering are provided
Dr Ichiro Hashimoto
Dr Ichiro HashimotoFaculty Advisor
Dr Ichiro HashimotoFaculty Advisor
192015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Delivery Hexacopter
Hybrid Layer Manufacturing 3D Printer
Dynamical Lug Wrench
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management
FACULTY ADVISOR
Dr Bingbing Li
Guida Abdulhamid AlhashashHamad A AlShahin (Captain)Tariq Mohammad AlsulamiMohammed Abdulaziz BindreesBakur Ibrahim Santaly
Naif Abdullah AlabdullatefAbdullah Hassan AlabriAbdullah Osama BahamdinChristina Maya JolieAileen Jane ShinDiego Ernesto VilchezJorge Zubiate (Captain)
Abdullhman AlawfiAbdulaziz M Alfayadh (Captain)Hamdan Ahmed AljeraisyFaisal Muhammed AlmaneeSaleh Ibrahim A AlrosaisAbdullah Abdulaziz AlsorayaiMutaz Fahad AlsubaieFaisal Saud Altubayyeb
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description This project proposed to make a Hexacopter to deliver documents by adding a safe box with finger print or pin code access
Project Description The HLM3D seeks to combine the best features of both processes in one machine to create objects that are unique to Hybrid Layer Manufacturing high quality require little training in machining reduce the amount of waste material and reduce cost of creating high quality objects
Project Description The dynamic Lug wrench is a multi-nuts remover that can simultaneously remove all tire bolts at once It offers a simple and stress-free system to change tires since a person only uses a single lug wrench to remove all bolts Moreover the product is unique compared to the standard lug wrench enabling faster and simpler method of changing tires The dynamical wrench will guarantee safety since it can change flat tires in a fast and modest method
Dr Bingbing LiFaculty Advisor
Dr Bingbing LiFaculty Advisor
20 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
FACULTY ADVISOR
TEAM MEMBERSBenjamin DavisPhillip FadriquelaGavin FallenLuis GarciaMichael GauntSamuel GaxiolaKaren GuerreroAdrian InghilterraBryan JuarezSidney LimMelody MojibSteven MoroNaimat ShifaManpreet SidhuJangjujhar SinghJeff SutherlandMisael ToledoErik Wagner (Captain)
Dr CT Lin
Intelligent Ground Vehicle
Human Powered Vehicle Project
Abdulaziz AlhaddadTalal AlthafairiAbdulrahman AlzaabiNadia AnglesDaniela CaballeroFrancis Chuatoco (Captain)William CornellDaniel CoxHayk DamiryanJason GeggieFares HasanRyan ImmediatoBriana LandavazoRicardo MartinJoseph MaxeyLuis OrnelasMichael PerezJesse RiveraOscar RosasAbdullah SameetJose SanchezAviel Yazditabar
Mechanical Engineering
Prof Aram Khachatourians
Project Description The Human Powered Vehicle Challenge (HPVC) is an annual competition sponsored by The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) It provides an opportunity for undergraduate Mechanical Engineering students to develop design analyze build test validate and finally compete with their own sustainable and practical vehicle
This Senior Design Project is organized into four main teams The Systems team is a new addition this year and conducts System Engineering tasks and is ultimately responsible for the performance of the vehicle and ensuring that requirements and rules are closely followed by other teams The Frame Team designs analyzes and builds the frame for the vehicle This yearrsquos frame will be constructed from Aluminum 6061-T6 and completely machined and welded in-house by HPV team members The Fairing teamrsquos goal is to reduce the weight by about 25 An open Carbon Fiber fairing is being utilized which will provide sufficient ground clearance while making it easy for the riders to
enter and exit the vehicle in a timely fashion Finally the components team optimizes such subsystems as steering breaking and drive systems
CSUNrsquos students will compete in the Human Powered Vehicle Challenge at San Jose California on April 24-26 2015 against engineering schools from all over the world in such events as Design Speed Endurance and Innovation
Project Description The Intelligent Ground Vehicle project is a project based on navigating a fully autonomous robot through a course filled with obstacles designed to obstruct our path to waypoints that must be achieved The robot used to navigate this course is a robot designed by the team that features a standard suspension and a low-profile design perfect for the high maneuverability necessary to complete the course The robot uses a GPS and compass for navigation purposes along with three laser range finders and two cameras which are all used for obstacle avoidance
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
212015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Mechanical Engineering
Abdulrahman AbdulrahmanTitus AreeckalVladimir Arutyunov (Captain)John BastarLuis CalderonWilliam CaulkJames ConnollyDaniel DoKhaled ErdainiDavid GaetaKevin HudelsonRaymundo JimenezAllen KasapianEric KattanKelvin KonevskyNaguib SaidChristopher ThompsonKendra ToddAurora VarelaIan WilmothPaulo Yu
Dr George Youssef
SAE Aero Design Heavy Lift AircraftProject Description The Society of Automotive Engineerrsquos Aero Design competition challenges students to design manufacture and fly a radio controlled cargo aircraft on a mission to simulate a humanitarian aid cargo drop The approach to this project taken by the CSUN Aero Team is to simulate a professional aerospace engineering firm This requires students to apply a solid understanding of the technical skills they have gained throughout their education as well as practical skills and teamwork The mission objective of this yearrsquos competition is to design an aircraft that can drop a 3 lb humanitarian aid package onto a fixed ground target from at least 100 ft in the air In addition to the mission requirements there are variable constraints on the aircraft weight and the weight of static cargo the aircraft takes with it on the mission In order to maximize the teamrsquos mission score we selected the strictest possible system weight requirements
This project is the culminating experience of years of engineering education The teamrsquos goal is to win the competition while upholding world-class standards of engineering professionalism Students took their design through the entire product development cycle concept design analysis manufacturing testing and operation At the competition in Van Nuys CA over the wekend of April 24th the CSUN Aero Team will compete against universities from around the world in static events as well as mission performance
FACULTY ADVISOR
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Our team engineered a vertical-axis wind turbine This project is a continuation of a 2014 Alternative Energy Teamrsquos project Vertical axis blades were chosen due to increased efficiency as opposed to typical horizontal axis windmills The structure is made of stainless steel to increase stability and durability and arms made of aluminum When assembled an alternator generates additional electrical energy to the batteries in CSUNrsquos HAAS Lab these batteries currently store energy from a solar panel Because the current solar panel creates more energy than is used in the lab we designed and built a sea water desalinization system to take advantage of the excess energy in the batteries
Our renewable energy powered desalinator is designed to take advantage of the reverse osmosis membrane desalination technology With an output of fresh water production capacity of almost 76 litersday (20 GPD) the unit is designed to produce drinking water in compliance with standards established by the World Health Organization (WHO)
Saleh AldakheelAbdulaziz AldewaikhFranck Ndedi BalemagnaMohamed CheraitiaRyan Crane (Captain)Garo DadarianVictor FarodoluSevak GalstyanMeng HanDavid HernandezSeth HurdTravis JackKyle LofgrenDaniel MedinaMallory MurrLaura SaccoAnthony ScarcelloHovhanness ShadanyanArbi ShahmirzaianChristopher SilvaDaniel Wegeshe
TEAM MEMBERS
Dr Abhijit Mukherjee
FACULTY ADVISOR Solar and Wind Powered Sea Water Desalinator
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Mechanical Engineering
Formula SAE Car ProjectFACULTY ADVISOR
Dr Stewart Prince
Jasem Abdulrahman Jozef Adams AeroAbdulaziz Albloushi Gino Alfonso-Macauley Abdullah Ali Abdullah Alibrahim Basel Alotaibi Abdullah Alshaiji Abdullah Alsumait Fahad Alzubi Bader Bader Jordan BandakJonathan Baumgarten (Captain)Nicholas Beard Brandon BelardoBrian Biehl AeroJeffery Bonsall Chris ChockCameron DarnellJoseph Ferrara Matthew Ferrer Ryan Haroutunian Kevin Klingenhoff Patrick Lumague Alonzo Mennano David Meyer Kirsten Mies Kevin Miranda Adnan Moborak Jorge Molina Andrew Monesi James Nakamura John Oviedo Divyam Patel Ryan Persaud Cameron Robichou Mark Rothenberg Ryan Selve Keve Shoemaker Alan Smith John Carlos Sotelo Greg Thompson Ana Ujueta Lucas Wittig
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Formula SAE is an annual competition held by SAE International co-sponsored by a consortium of companies including General Motors Ford Chrysler and Honda The concept of the competition is to create a fictional manufacturing firm that has appointed a design team Matador Motorsports to produce a prototype racecar The target market is the non-professional autocross racer Students are required to conceive design and build a formula style racecar to compete each year against other universities from around the world
This capstone project requires the skills and theory learned from the mechanical engineering cornerstone classes Two parts of the curriculum are emphasized theoretical and applied aspects Students work with state-of-the-art equipment that manufacture the components they have designed This teaches them the benefits of simple practical designs and ease of manufacturing Furthermore the FSAE experience entails managing cost fitting each individualrsquos design into the overall assembly and testing the components
The design and fabrication of the FSAE racecar takes place over a period of nine months and is used as a training ground for young engineering students in preparation for the immensely competitive engineering industry Restrictions are placed on the design of the car in order to test the studentrsquos ingenuity for maximizing the vehicles performance This project develops essential skills used by engineering firms from the design process to fabrication each step of this project takes cost ease of manufacturing and vehicle performance into consideration Once our racecar has been designed manufactured and tested the team travels to the SAE competition in Lincoln Nebraska to compete against engineering schools from all over the world in static and dynamic events
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SDPS2015
Thank YouWe would like to thank our friends industry advisory board members
for their support for this yearrsquos Senior Design Project Showcase
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SDPS2015
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge CA 91330-8295httpwwwcsuneduecs
18111 Nordoff Street bull Northridge bull California 91330-8295 bull (818) 677-4501 bull fax (818) 677-2140
Greetings
On behalf of our students and faculty I would like to invite you to attend our sixth annual 2015 Senior Design Project Showcase event from 100 pm ndash 500 pm on May 8 2015 in the USU Northridge Center and Grand Salon at California State University Northridge This yearrsquos SDPS features senior design projects from all the undergraduate programs in our college Also breakout sessions (oral presentations) have been planned where the top teams from each program as selected by the departmentprogram have been invited to compete for prizes As in past years the projects will be judged by a distinguished panel of industry experts You can find detailed information about the event on the web at wwwecscsuneduecssdps It has been exciting to watch this event grow and expand over the years and is a testament to our hardworking students who are ably guided by our faculty and our supporters from industry
By way of background the College of Engineering and Computer Science is home now to almost 4500 students and 68 full time faculty members with active searches to fill eleven new faculty positions this fall We offer ABET accredited undergraduate programs in Civil Engineering Computer Science Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Manufacturing Systems Engineering and Mechanical Engineering Our Construction Management program is accredited by the American Council for Construction Education We also offer several contemporary Masterrsquos Degree programs that are designed to meet emerging workforce needs The college graduates approximately 600 students annually from these programs Our students continue to garner accolades and recognition for their accomplishments at regional and national competitions and remain a shining testament to the ldquoCSUN SHINErdquo vision articulated by our President Dr Dianne Harrison Graduates from the collegersquos programs serve in leadership positions in industry government and academia
This past year has been especially eventful as the Collegersquos AIMSsup2 program funded by the US Department of Education received national recognition from Excelencia in Education for its efforts to bolster student success and support underrepresented minorities in engineering and computer science In October 2014 CSUN was selected to host one of the four national White House STEM workshops that focused on removing barriers and improving student success in STEM disciplines Support for the workshop was provided by the Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Trust and the White House Office of Science and Technology And we are building up to a crescendo with SDPS 2015 Donrsquot miss this opportunity to see and hear firsthand from our outstanding students and soon to be graduates I am sure you will be impressed with the diversity and quality of our student projects and look forward to seeing you on May 8th
Sincerely
S K Ramesh PhDDean
Deanrsquos Message
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4 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Table of Contents
Contents
Deanrsquos Message 3
Program 5
College Leadership 6
College Industry Advisory Board 7
Sponsors 8
Judges and Moderators 9
Oral Presentations - Schedule 10
Senior Design Projects 11
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management Projects 12
Computer Science Projects 14
Electrical amp Computer Engineering Projects 17
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management Projects 19
Mechanical Engineering Projects 20
Location
University Student Union (USU) map 10
Directions and Parking Information 26
52015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
ProgramFriday May 8 2015
Display of Projects[Projects in the process of being judged will not be available for display]
100 - 500 pm
Northridge Center University Student UnionCivil Engineering amp Construction Management
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management Mechanical Engineering
Grand Salon University Student UnionComputer Science
Electrical amp Computer Engineering
Oral Presentations(see page 10 for specific times for each project)
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management100 - 340 pm
USU Tujunga Room East Conference Center
Computer Science100 - 250 pm
USU La Crescenta Room East Conference Center
Electrical amp Computer Engineering100 - 210 pm
USU Thousand Oaks Room Southwest Addition Second Floor
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management100 - 210 pm
USU Van Nuys Room East Conference Center
Mechanical Engineering100 - 315 pm
USU Panorama Room East Conference Center
Announcement of Awards530 pm
Please see University Student Union (USU) map on page 10 for room locationsDirections and parking information are on page 26
SDPS2015
Program
6 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
DEANDr S K Ramesh
8186774501srameshcsunedu
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTORMs Susan Andraus
8186773850 susanandrauscsunedu
COMPUTER SCIENCE (CS)Dr Richard Covington (Chair)
8186773398covcsunedu
MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS ENGINEERING amp MANAGEMENT (MSEM)
Dr Kang Chang (Chair)8186772167
kangchangcsunedu
ASSOCIATE DEANDr Robert Ryan8186772183robertryancsunedu
CIVIL ENGINEERING amp CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (CECM)Dr Nazaret Dermendjian (Chair)8186772166nazaretdermendjiancsunedu
ELECTRICAL amp COMPUTERENGINEERING (ECE)Dr Ali Amini (Chair)8186772190aliaminicsunedu
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (ME)Dr Hamid Johari (Chair)8186772187hjoharicsunedu
College Leadership
72015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
NICK MANSURVice President EngineeringAeroVironment
MICHAEL C McALPINEVice President Project Executive CMConstruction Management Division ndash Western TerritorySTV Inc
CAROLE MORTONPresidentSalt Interprises
PEGGY NELSONVice President of Engineering and Global Product DevelopmentNorthrop Grumman CorporationAerospace Systems Sector
NAOMI PALMERSection ManagerPower and Sensor SystemsJet Propulsion Laboratory FELIX RABINOVICHDirector Product DevelopmentATIMS
A F (RICK) RATCLIFFEDean EmeritusCollege of Engineering amp Computer ScienceCalifornia State University Northridge
DUTCH SCHULTZGeneral Manager - WestKCI Technologies
PERRY SOLOMONPresident amp CEOAleratec Inc
CHARLES VOLKVice President and Chief TechnologistNorthrop Grumman CorporationNavigation Systems
MARILEE WHEATONGeneral ManagerSystems Engineering DivisionThe Aerospace Corporation
ADEBOLA (BOLA) AYORINDERegion ManagerDCampM North CoastSouthern California Edison
J F (JACK) BUHNPresident amp CEOCanoga Perkins
VAUGHN CABLE (IAB CHAIR)Spacecraft Communications Systems amp Operations GroupJet Propulsion LaboratoryCalifornia Institute of Technology
RORY DEJOHNSenior Vice PresidentTurner Construction Company
CHRISTOPHER M ERICKSONChief EngineerEnergy amp Advanced Programs Aerojet Rocketdyne
NEAL GABORNOProgram Chief EngineerSAS Systems Verification CenterRaytheon Company
MILAD GIRGISVice President Neuromodulation International Sales Deep Brain Stimulaiton amp Program ManagementBoston Scientific Neuromodulation
RONALD HARDGROVE IIINH-04 Department of the Air Force Sensors Flight Test ExpertEdwards Air Force Base
BALAJI IYERAssociate Director Airborne Electronic Attack Division Naval Air Warfare Center Point Mugu
GARY MALLALEYProgram DirectorLN-25x Fiber Optic Gyro ProgramsNorthrop Grumman CorporationNavigation Systems
College Advisory Board
Industry Advisory Board (IAB)
8 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
We appreciate your support
Sponsors
92015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Diane SchwartzComputer Science
Vidya NandikollaMechanical Engineering
Ruting JiaElectrical amp Computer Engineering
Lisa BayneMechanical EngineerCombustion Devices DesignAerojet Rocketdyne
Prakash BhartiaExecutive Vice PresidentNatel Vijay BhattFounder and CEOE-ContekElectrical and Computer Engineering Liaison Council
Rayna BurgessSoftware DeveloperXYPRO Technology Corporation
Vaughn CableSpacecraft Antenna Research GroupCaltech-JPLCollege Industry Advisory Board (Chair)Electrical and Computer Engineering Liaison Council
Luis CarbajoIEEE LA Council Chair Tuan DinhHaas Automation Michael DipsiaBranch ChiefSenior Construction EngineerDepartment of Transportation
Luis EcheverriaNorthrop Grumman CorporationManufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management Liaison Council Christopher M EricksonChief Engineer Future ProgramsAerojet RocketdyneCollege Industry Advisory Board
Jorge ErozaChief Financial OfficerSan Fernando Pallet CompanyManufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management Liaison Council
Linda FriedmanDirector Software amp Systems EngineeringNorthrop Grumman Navigation SystemsComputer Science Liaison Council
Neal GabornoSenior ManagerSAS Systems Verification CenterRaytheon Space and Airborne SystemsCollege Industry Advisory BoardComputer Science Liaison Council
Shahzain HusainSapphire Engineering Co Inc
Bill JamesManaging DirectorAvery James Inc
Muthu JeganathanSupervisor Optical and Opto-mechanical Design and Engineering GroupJet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Al KhellaTDD Process Engineer3M Drug Delivery Systems Division
Michael C McAlpineVice President Project ExecutiveConstruction Mgmt Div Western TerritorySTV Construction IncCollege Industry Advisory BoardConstruction Management Technology Advisory Board
Jimmy GandhiManufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management
Rais AhmadCivil Engineering amp Construction Management
Faculty Moderators
Vahag MinassianProject Manufacturing EngineerNorthrop Grumman CorporationManufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management Liaison Council
Lief MorinPresidentKey Info Naomi PalmerSection ManagerPower and Sensor SystemsJet Propulsion Lab (JPL)College Industry Advisory Board
Felix RabinovichDirector Product DevelopmentATIMSCollege Industry Advisory Board
Amin RashidianElectrical EngineerAerovironment IncElectrical and Computer Engineering Liaison Council
BJ SchrammPresident and COORoberts Tool Company IncManufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management Liaison Council
Todd UramotoManager Engineering OperationsNorthrop Grumman Electronic Systems
Charles VolkVice President and Chief TechnologistNorthrop Grumman Navigation Systems College Industry Advisory Board
John WrightHartzell Aerospace
Thank you Project Showcase Judges
Judges
10 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
ScheduleCivil Engineering and Construction Management [USU Tujunga Room East Conference Center]100 - 120 pm Concrete Canoe125 - 145 pm BLVD 6200150 - 210 pm Expanding a Medical Facility in Haiti to Meet the Communityrsquos Growing Demand 230 - 250 pm Towards a Splendid City255 - 315 pm Economical Bridge Design for Impoverished Area320 - 340 pm Mariposa Land Port of Entry in Nogales Arizona
Computer Science [USU La Crescenta Room East Conference Center]100 - 120 pm Jail Management Single Page Application (JMSPA)125 - 145 pm Lightning3D Game Engine150 - 210 pm Network of Electronic Self-Navigating Transports (NEST)230 - 250 pm Lights Out
Electrical and Computer Engineering [USU Thousand Oaks Room Southwest Addition Second Floor]100 - 120 pm Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle125 - 145 pm Micromouse Project150 - 210 pm Digital Storage Scope
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management [USU Van Nuys Room East Conference Center]100 - 120 pm Delivery Hexacopter125 - 145 pm Dynamical Lug Wrench150 - 210 pm Hybrid Layer Manufacturing 3D Printer
Mechanical Engineering [USU Panorama Room East Conference Center]100 - 120 pm Intelligent Ground Vehicle125 - 145 pm Solar and Wind Powered Sea Water Desalinator150 - 210 pm SAE Aero Design Heavy Lift Aircraft230 - 250 pm Human Powered Vehicle Challenge255 - 315 pm Formula SAE Car Project
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Oral Presentations
112015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management
Computer Science
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management
Senior Design Projects
12 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Dr Sami Maalouf
FACULTY ADVISOR
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management
TEAM MEMBERS Expanding a Medical Facility in Haiti to Meet the Communityrsquos Growing Demand Fausto Miguel Camarena
Muhanad EliasErika EstradaIvan MendezChristopher Tomes (Captain)Noral J Walker Jr
Gracy EstradaMaher HanbaliAlex IglesiasAnthony LehmanKarla Ortiz FloresJoseph PalacioAbteen Shirehjini (Captain)
Towards a Splendid CityProject Description This group of projects started out as simple exercises to get undergraduate civil engineering students acquainted with wood design and construction in seismically active areas on the West Coast The single family dwellings (SFD) and multi-family dwellings (MFD) are proposed within Los Angeles County
From an architectural point of view the two-story SFDrsquos include living area kitchen dining area bedrooms and bathrooms as well as green measures (roof garden and solar systems that generate electricity and heat) In addition the three-story MFD includes living area kitchen dining area bedrooms and bathrooms as well as green measures (roof garden and solar systems that generate electricity and heat) These architectural features allow for a structural design that is a balloon frame system utilizing available wood sizes and taking advantage of the bearing perimeter walls
These living spaces serve as possible examples of future residences that graduating students may engage with in their structural design vocations
Project Description This project represents a continuum between last yearrsquos work and an approach that Civil Engineering Seniors at CSUN are using to assist a humanitarian organization lsquoHelping Hands and Beyond Incrsquo (a nonprofit group) promotes wellness at Fonds des Negravegres (a rural Haitian community) Last year the organization approached CSUNrsquos Civil Engineering and Construction Management (CECM) Department to help designing a medical facility for the constituents it serves in Haiti CECM delivered architectural and structural services for the facility The designed facility comprised a large waiting area medical examination rooms a dental care room psychotherapy evaluation room a pharmacy and a laboratory area
After a practicing medical professional critiqued the design and along with other needs (such as reliance on low technology constant population growth and limited number of medical practitioners in the community) CECM decided on an expansion plan that follows an evolutionary pattern This pattern involves analysis modeling and interpretation allowing students to create a generative design that meets current demand and one that grows continuously
TEAM MEMBERS
132015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management
Concrete Canoe
Economical Bridge Design for Impoverished Area
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Sahar AkelDaniel AkmakdijianEsvin BardalesThais CardosoarrudaGabriel CastilloChristopher CedilloMarco DejeronimoSean DelapazKyle DijamcoDavid DuongPhat DuongCristian Duran (Captain)Gracy EstradaJoseph FedericoUbaldo FloresAndrew GomezJulioromano IglesiaGarrett LangeCeleste LopezEileen MavrakisJonathan OntiverosKarla OrtizCesar PalominoJoel PlascenciaSam PotsKarin SampsonJose SanchezRanses SilesHeidy SilesEstefany Varela
Apekshya Bajrachanya James BellDerek ChowMuhanad EliasErika EstradaRudy GaldamezAhmed GuerreroChris JudkinsSimon LaoKevin Liu (Captain)Angel MartinezJoe MedinaIvan MendezLuis MolinaGeorgina MoralesRosa OrellanaJoanna PhungClaris RiveraJose SahagunJason St PierreRigoberto TorresKurt Van Volkinburg
Project Description Each year the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) challenges students to design construct and race a canoe cast entirely using lightweight concrete
Using ASCE regulations the competition allows students to develop their engineering skills further This includes discovery problem identification solution plans implementation analysis and interpretation Working together the team is able to analyze and develop an efficient canoe design that can be used to build a product that can withstand hydrodynamic forces one that is stable and can propel across coastal waters
Project Description The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) challenge and sponsor civil engineering students nationally to design fabricate and construct a structural steel bridge on an annual basis
The ASCE CSUN Steel Bridge team was tasked with designing and constructing of an economical bridge which will allow for commerce between impoverished farming villages and the capital of a fictional country In order to prove the feasibility of design we were asked to construct a 110 scale model to demostrate the concept Unique challenges for this year include the inability to utilize temporary piers due to deep organic soil In addition low water levels during dry seasons do not allow for the use of barges
14 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISORS
Hector BonillaCollin CierlakBrian JonesSeth Rhine (Captain)Garrett RobertsonArnold SantosAlexander Shtraykher
Prof Patricia Dousette
Prof Felix Rabinovich
Project Description In conjunction with Advanced Technology Information Management System (ATIMS) a company that provides law enforcement software to various agencies the JMSPA will prototype various web application functions and features for future use in ATIMSrsquos proprietary jail management software application The JMSPA is built upon a foundation of modern single-page web application technologies such as C Entity Framework Amazon Web Services (AWS) and AngularJS
Jail Management Single Page Application (JMSPA)
Emanuel CanacaEdgar Contreras (Captain)Agustin JimenezAmir Yazdani
Osvaldo ArambulaEric Bierman (Captain)Freddy GarciaRodolfo Mendez-CisnerosMitchell MichaelisBertha Rivera
Dr Mohamed Hegab
Dr Mohamed HegabFaculty Advisor
BLVD 6200
Mariposa Land Port of Entry in Nogales Arizona
Project Description Mixed-use project Apartments Retail Parking Located in Hollywood on Hollywood Blvd
Project Description Upgrades to the Mariposa Land Port of Entry pedestrian and car border crossing
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management
Computer Science
152015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Study Buddy
Lightning3D Game EngineProf Patricia DousetteFaculty Advisor
Prof Patricia DousetteFaculty Advisor
Tom ConawayNik LaBelleUyen (Wesley) LiangCara NguyenAnthony Sager (Captain)Xintong (Summer) ShiAlex Swanson
Cory Carvalho (Captain) John Daglas Movses Margaryan Matthew Martineau Austin MyersZhaoyu Yan
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Study Buddy is a productivity tool suite which offers note taking a to-do list a calendar and flashcards Our goal is to help students achieve their full academic potential
Study Buddy is desgined for use with Android phones or tablets Our core tool is a digital note taking system where students may type or handwrite notes Users may also easily embed pictures videos and sound recordings take from their device within their notes We offer a todo list to track tasks and a calendar for events Finally we have a flashcard system where users can create multiple decks of cards
Project Description Lightning3D is a lightweight cross-platform 3D game engine It is written in Java and uses OpenGL ES The engine comes with support for Android and Windows platforms It features mesh loading physicscollision based on the bullet physics library projectiles networking particle systems procedurally generated levels rendering animation textures shading and lighting
Computer Science
Kasu HettiarachchiAbel LawalErnie LedezmaOscar LugoDani OdichoJose PechJoseph PenaTariq Rafiq (Captain)
Prof Patricia Dousette
CodeEscapeProject Description The objective of this project is to create a first-person horror game which will assist players in learning the basics of Java The potential customers for this product will be students who are taking an introductory course in Java and for those who are interested in learning the language Normally Java is learned through the classroom or through online guides This product can be very useful to the customer since it offers a different and fun manner in which to learn a programming language
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
16 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Network of Electronic Self-Navigating Transports (NEST)
Prof Patricia Dousette
Dr Nhut Ho
Sean BuckleyVaratep BuranintuDragos GutaYun KimJeffrey Limbacher (Captain)Pinar SayimDavid Wu
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description NEST is a system managing a large group of highly autonomous UAVs that are doing delivery in a small area NEST will give the tools needed in order for a small group of human operators to manage a fleet of hundreds or thousands of UAVs including manipulating the automation monitoring tools that give the large amounts of data in a easy to view format and controlling individual elements of the operations NEST is also capable of communicating with a small quadrotor to send commands
Computer Science
FACULTY ADVISOR
Shayan BozorgmehriCollin CierlakJamey DogomAlex Paiva (Captain)
Ms Doris Chaney
Lights OutProject Description An AndroidAndroid Wearable game that takes hand gestures with a focus to a user that are blind or deaf
TEAM MEMBERS
ADVISOR
172015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Matthew GuevaraTricia HeckmanMohamed Saad MostafaChristian Zamudio (Captain)
Armen AynilianPablo Alejandro Casas (Captain)John ClarkMaria Alexandra GeronillaJason MendozaMatthew MunozBrett Smith
Dr George Law
Micromouse Project
Electrical amp Computer Engineering
Project Description Micromouse is an engineering design competition created by IEEE where small robotic mice solve a 16x16 maze The mice are completely autonomous robots that must find their way from a predetermined starting position to the central area of the maze unaided The mouse will need to keep track of where it is discover walls as it explores map out the maze and detect when it has reached the goal Having reached the goal the mouse will typically perform additional searches of the maze until it has found an optimal route from the start to the centerTEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
Autonomous Unmanned Aerial VehicleProject Description The objective of the project is to produce an aerial vehicle that is capable of autonomously navigating avoiding obstacles and interacting with both other aerial vehicles and ground vehicles
Dr Ron Mehler
Dr Xiaojun Geng
Dr Kourosh Sedghisigarchi
FACULTY ADVISORS
18 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Electrical amp Computer Engineering
AMFM Receiver
WWVB Receiver
Digital Storage Scope
FACULTY ADVISOR
Ryan Dean (Captain)John HurichCarlos SandovalManuel ValadezJackson Vick
Meet AnkleshwariaAlex AvakianAlejandro CamposNicolas Eng (Captain)Bryan Mazariego
Armando AguilarBehrouz BeigyGovinda BudhathokiAmanda CampbellSean Houlihan (Captain)
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Design a Receiver to pick up commercial band
Project Description The WWVB station near Fort Collins Colorado broadcasts a 60kHz signal which tranmits the national time (UTC) and other information over a period of one minute The receiver decodes this signal and then displays the transmitted time on an LCD board exactly like a radio controlled clock that syncs every night
Project Description The digital storage scope is an external unit which attaches to the input terminals of an oscilloscope and that displays signals indefinitely The input has two inputs which converts the input signal into digital signals capable of being stored It is capable of displaying a 1 MHz square wave signal as a minimum and also displays all analog signals up to 1MHz All three axes (x y z) are controlled by the external unit Delayed sweep and pretriggering are provided
Dr Ichiro Hashimoto
Dr Ichiro HashimotoFaculty Advisor
Dr Ichiro HashimotoFaculty Advisor
192015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Delivery Hexacopter
Hybrid Layer Manufacturing 3D Printer
Dynamical Lug Wrench
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management
FACULTY ADVISOR
Dr Bingbing Li
Guida Abdulhamid AlhashashHamad A AlShahin (Captain)Tariq Mohammad AlsulamiMohammed Abdulaziz BindreesBakur Ibrahim Santaly
Naif Abdullah AlabdullatefAbdullah Hassan AlabriAbdullah Osama BahamdinChristina Maya JolieAileen Jane ShinDiego Ernesto VilchezJorge Zubiate (Captain)
Abdullhman AlawfiAbdulaziz M Alfayadh (Captain)Hamdan Ahmed AljeraisyFaisal Muhammed AlmaneeSaleh Ibrahim A AlrosaisAbdullah Abdulaziz AlsorayaiMutaz Fahad AlsubaieFaisal Saud Altubayyeb
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description This project proposed to make a Hexacopter to deliver documents by adding a safe box with finger print or pin code access
Project Description The HLM3D seeks to combine the best features of both processes in one machine to create objects that are unique to Hybrid Layer Manufacturing high quality require little training in machining reduce the amount of waste material and reduce cost of creating high quality objects
Project Description The dynamic Lug wrench is a multi-nuts remover that can simultaneously remove all tire bolts at once It offers a simple and stress-free system to change tires since a person only uses a single lug wrench to remove all bolts Moreover the product is unique compared to the standard lug wrench enabling faster and simpler method of changing tires The dynamical wrench will guarantee safety since it can change flat tires in a fast and modest method
Dr Bingbing LiFaculty Advisor
Dr Bingbing LiFaculty Advisor
20 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
FACULTY ADVISOR
TEAM MEMBERSBenjamin DavisPhillip FadriquelaGavin FallenLuis GarciaMichael GauntSamuel GaxiolaKaren GuerreroAdrian InghilterraBryan JuarezSidney LimMelody MojibSteven MoroNaimat ShifaManpreet SidhuJangjujhar SinghJeff SutherlandMisael ToledoErik Wagner (Captain)
Dr CT Lin
Intelligent Ground Vehicle
Human Powered Vehicle Project
Abdulaziz AlhaddadTalal AlthafairiAbdulrahman AlzaabiNadia AnglesDaniela CaballeroFrancis Chuatoco (Captain)William CornellDaniel CoxHayk DamiryanJason GeggieFares HasanRyan ImmediatoBriana LandavazoRicardo MartinJoseph MaxeyLuis OrnelasMichael PerezJesse RiveraOscar RosasAbdullah SameetJose SanchezAviel Yazditabar
Mechanical Engineering
Prof Aram Khachatourians
Project Description The Human Powered Vehicle Challenge (HPVC) is an annual competition sponsored by The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) It provides an opportunity for undergraduate Mechanical Engineering students to develop design analyze build test validate and finally compete with their own sustainable and practical vehicle
This Senior Design Project is organized into four main teams The Systems team is a new addition this year and conducts System Engineering tasks and is ultimately responsible for the performance of the vehicle and ensuring that requirements and rules are closely followed by other teams The Frame Team designs analyzes and builds the frame for the vehicle This yearrsquos frame will be constructed from Aluminum 6061-T6 and completely machined and welded in-house by HPV team members The Fairing teamrsquos goal is to reduce the weight by about 25 An open Carbon Fiber fairing is being utilized which will provide sufficient ground clearance while making it easy for the riders to
enter and exit the vehicle in a timely fashion Finally the components team optimizes such subsystems as steering breaking and drive systems
CSUNrsquos students will compete in the Human Powered Vehicle Challenge at San Jose California on April 24-26 2015 against engineering schools from all over the world in such events as Design Speed Endurance and Innovation
Project Description The Intelligent Ground Vehicle project is a project based on navigating a fully autonomous robot through a course filled with obstacles designed to obstruct our path to waypoints that must be achieved The robot used to navigate this course is a robot designed by the team that features a standard suspension and a low-profile design perfect for the high maneuverability necessary to complete the course The robot uses a GPS and compass for navigation purposes along with three laser range finders and two cameras which are all used for obstacle avoidance
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
212015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Mechanical Engineering
Abdulrahman AbdulrahmanTitus AreeckalVladimir Arutyunov (Captain)John BastarLuis CalderonWilliam CaulkJames ConnollyDaniel DoKhaled ErdainiDavid GaetaKevin HudelsonRaymundo JimenezAllen KasapianEric KattanKelvin KonevskyNaguib SaidChristopher ThompsonKendra ToddAurora VarelaIan WilmothPaulo Yu
Dr George Youssef
SAE Aero Design Heavy Lift AircraftProject Description The Society of Automotive Engineerrsquos Aero Design competition challenges students to design manufacture and fly a radio controlled cargo aircraft on a mission to simulate a humanitarian aid cargo drop The approach to this project taken by the CSUN Aero Team is to simulate a professional aerospace engineering firm This requires students to apply a solid understanding of the technical skills they have gained throughout their education as well as practical skills and teamwork The mission objective of this yearrsquos competition is to design an aircraft that can drop a 3 lb humanitarian aid package onto a fixed ground target from at least 100 ft in the air In addition to the mission requirements there are variable constraints on the aircraft weight and the weight of static cargo the aircraft takes with it on the mission In order to maximize the teamrsquos mission score we selected the strictest possible system weight requirements
This project is the culminating experience of years of engineering education The teamrsquos goal is to win the competition while upholding world-class standards of engineering professionalism Students took their design through the entire product development cycle concept design analysis manufacturing testing and operation At the competition in Van Nuys CA over the wekend of April 24th the CSUN Aero Team will compete against universities from around the world in static events as well as mission performance
FACULTY ADVISOR
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Our team engineered a vertical-axis wind turbine This project is a continuation of a 2014 Alternative Energy Teamrsquos project Vertical axis blades were chosen due to increased efficiency as opposed to typical horizontal axis windmills The structure is made of stainless steel to increase stability and durability and arms made of aluminum When assembled an alternator generates additional electrical energy to the batteries in CSUNrsquos HAAS Lab these batteries currently store energy from a solar panel Because the current solar panel creates more energy than is used in the lab we designed and built a sea water desalinization system to take advantage of the excess energy in the batteries
Our renewable energy powered desalinator is designed to take advantage of the reverse osmosis membrane desalination technology With an output of fresh water production capacity of almost 76 litersday (20 GPD) the unit is designed to produce drinking water in compliance with standards established by the World Health Organization (WHO)
Saleh AldakheelAbdulaziz AldewaikhFranck Ndedi BalemagnaMohamed CheraitiaRyan Crane (Captain)Garo DadarianVictor FarodoluSevak GalstyanMeng HanDavid HernandezSeth HurdTravis JackKyle LofgrenDaniel MedinaMallory MurrLaura SaccoAnthony ScarcelloHovhanness ShadanyanArbi ShahmirzaianChristopher SilvaDaniel Wegeshe
TEAM MEMBERS
Dr Abhijit Mukherjee
FACULTY ADVISOR Solar and Wind Powered Sea Water Desalinator
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Mechanical Engineering
Formula SAE Car ProjectFACULTY ADVISOR
Dr Stewart Prince
Jasem Abdulrahman Jozef Adams AeroAbdulaziz Albloushi Gino Alfonso-Macauley Abdullah Ali Abdullah Alibrahim Basel Alotaibi Abdullah Alshaiji Abdullah Alsumait Fahad Alzubi Bader Bader Jordan BandakJonathan Baumgarten (Captain)Nicholas Beard Brandon BelardoBrian Biehl AeroJeffery Bonsall Chris ChockCameron DarnellJoseph Ferrara Matthew Ferrer Ryan Haroutunian Kevin Klingenhoff Patrick Lumague Alonzo Mennano David Meyer Kirsten Mies Kevin Miranda Adnan Moborak Jorge Molina Andrew Monesi James Nakamura John Oviedo Divyam Patel Ryan Persaud Cameron Robichou Mark Rothenberg Ryan Selve Keve Shoemaker Alan Smith John Carlos Sotelo Greg Thompson Ana Ujueta Lucas Wittig
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Formula SAE is an annual competition held by SAE International co-sponsored by a consortium of companies including General Motors Ford Chrysler and Honda The concept of the competition is to create a fictional manufacturing firm that has appointed a design team Matador Motorsports to produce a prototype racecar The target market is the non-professional autocross racer Students are required to conceive design and build a formula style racecar to compete each year against other universities from around the world
This capstone project requires the skills and theory learned from the mechanical engineering cornerstone classes Two parts of the curriculum are emphasized theoretical and applied aspects Students work with state-of-the-art equipment that manufacture the components they have designed This teaches them the benefits of simple practical designs and ease of manufacturing Furthermore the FSAE experience entails managing cost fitting each individualrsquos design into the overall assembly and testing the components
The design and fabrication of the FSAE racecar takes place over a period of nine months and is used as a training ground for young engineering students in preparation for the immensely competitive engineering industry Restrictions are placed on the design of the car in order to test the studentrsquos ingenuity for maximizing the vehicles performance This project develops essential skills used by engineering firms from the design process to fabrication each step of this project takes cost ease of manufacturing and vehicle performance into consideration Once our racecar has been designed manufactured and tested the team travels to the SAE competition in Lincoln Nebraska to compete against engineering schools from all over the world in static and dynamic events
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SDPS2015
Thank YouWe would like to thank our friends industry advisory board members
for their support for this yearrsquos Senior Design Project Showcase
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SDPS2015
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge CA 91330-8295httpwwwcsuneduecs
Greetings
On behalf of our students and faculty I would like to invite you to attend our sixth annual 2015 Senior Design Project Showcase event from 100 pm ndash 500 pm on May 8 2015 in the USU Northridge Center and Grand Salon at California State University Northridge This yearrsquos SDPS features senior design projects from all the undergraduate programs in our college Also breakout sessions (oral presentations) have been planned where the top teams from each program as selected by the departmentprogram have been invited to compete for prizes As in past years the projects will be judged by a distinguished panel of industry experts You can find detailed information about the event on the web at wwwecscsuneduecssdps It has been exciting to watch this event grow and expand over the years and is a testament to our hardworking students who are ably guided by our faculty and our supporters from industry
By way of background the College of Engineering and Computer Science is home now to almost 4500 students and 68 full time faculty members with active searches to fill eleven new faculty positions this fall We offer ABET accredited undergraduate programs in Civil Engineering Computer Science Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Manufacturing Systems Engineering and Mechanical Engineering Our Construction Management program is accredited by the American Council for Construction Education We also offer several contemporary Masterrsquos Degree programs that are designed to meet emerging workforce needs The college graduates approximately 600 students annually from these programs Our students continue to garner accolades and recognition for their accomplishments at regional and national competitions and remain a shining testament to the ldquoCSUN SHINErdquo vision articulated by our President Dr Dianne Harrison Graduates from the collegersquos programs serve in leadership positions in industry government and academia
This past year has been especially eventful as the Collegersquos AIMSsup2 program funded by the US Department of Education received national recognition from Excelencia in Education for its efforts to bolster student success and support underrepresented minorities in engineering and computer science In October 2014 CSUN was selected to host one of the four national White House STEM workshops that focused on removing barriers and improving student success in STEM disciplines Support for the workshop was provided by the Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Trust and the White House Office of Science and Technology And we are building up to a crescendo with SDPS 2015 Donrsquot miss this opportunity to see and hear firsthand from our outstanding students and soon to be graduates I am sure you will be impressed with the diversity and quality of our student projects and look forward to seeing you on May 8th
Sincerely
S K Ramesh PhDDean
Deanrsquos Message
18111 Nordoff Street bull Northridge bull California 91330-8295 bull (818) 677-4501 bull fax (818) 677-2140
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Table of Contents
Contents
Deanrsquos Message 3
Program 5
College Leadership 6
College Industry Advisory Board 7
Sponsors 8
Judges and Moderators 9
Oral Presentations - Schedule 10
Senior Design Projects 11
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management Projects 12
Computer Science Projects 14
Electrical amp Computer Engineering Projects 17
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management Projects 19
Mechanical Engineering Projects 20
Location
University Student Union (USU) map 10
Directions and Parking Information 26
52015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
ProgramFriday May 8 2015
Display of Projects[Projects in the process of being judged will not be available for display]
100 - 500 pm
Northridge Center University Student UnionCivil Engineering amp Construction Management
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management Mechanical Engineering
Grand Salon University Student UnionComputer Science
Electrical amp Computer Engineering
Oral Presentations(see page 10 for specific times for each project)
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management100 - 340 pm
USU Tujunga Room East Conference Center
Computer Science100 - 250 pm
USU La Crescenta Room East Conference Center
Electrical amp Computer Engineering100 - 210 pm
USU Thousand Oaks Room Southwest Addition Second Floor
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management100 - 210 pm
USU Van Nuys Room East Conference Center
Mechanical Engineering100 - 315 pm
USU Panorama Room East Conference Center
Announcement of Awards530 pm
Please see University Student Union (USU) map on page 10 for room locationsDirections and parking information are on page 26
SDPS2015
Program
6 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
DEANDr S K Ramesh
8186774501srameshcsunedu
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTORMs Susan Andraus
8186773850 susanandrauscsunedu
COMPUTER SCIENCE (CS)Dr Richard Covington (Chair)
8186773398covcsunedu
MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS ENGINEERING amp MANAGEMENT (MSEM)
Dr Kang Chang (Chair)8186772167
kangchangcsunedu
ASSOCIATE DEANDr Robert Ryan8186772183robertryancsunedu
CIVIL ENGINEERING amp CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (CECM)Dr Nazaret Dermendjian (Chair)8186772166nazaretdermendjiancsunedu
ELECTRICAL amp COMPUTERENGINEERING (ECE)Dr Ali Amini (Chair)8186772190aliaminicsunedu
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (ME)Dr Hamid Johari (Chair)8186772187hjoharicsunedu
College Leadership
72015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
NICK MANSURVice President EngineeringAeroVironment
MICHAEL C McALPINEVice President Project Executive CMConstruction Management Division ndash Western TerritorySTV Inc
CAROLE MORTONPresidentSalt Interprises
PEGGY NELSONVice President of Engineering and Global Product DevelopmentNorthrop Grumman CorporationAerospace Systems Sector
NAOMI PALMERSection ManagerPower and Sensor SystemsJet Propulsion Laboratory FELIX RABINOVICHDirector Product DevelopmentATIMS
A F (RICK) RATCLIFFEDean EmeritusCollege of Engineering amp Computer ScienceCalifornia State University Northridge
DUTCH SCHULTZGeneral Manager - WestKCI Technologies
PERRY SOLOMONPresident amp CEOAleratec Inc
CHARLES VOLKVice President and Chief TechnologistNorthrop Grumman CorporationNavigation Systems
MARILEE WHEATONGeneral ManagerSystems Engineering DivisionThe Aerospace Corporation
ADEBOLA (BOLA) AYORINDERegion ManagerDCampM North CoastSouthern California Edison
J F (JACK) BUHNPresident amp CEOCanoga Perkins
VAUGHN CABLE (IAB CHAIR)Spacecraft Communications Systems amp Operations GroupJet Propulsion LaboratoryCalifornia Institute of Technology
RORY DEJOHNSenior Vice PresidentTurner Construction Company
CHRISTOPHER M ERICKSONChief EngineerEnergy amp Advanced Programs Aerojet Rocketdyne
NEAL GABORNOProgram Chief EngineerSAS Systems Verification CenterRaytheon Company
MILAD GIRGISVice President Neuromodulation International Sales Deep Brain Stimulaiton amp Program ManagementBoston Scientific Neuromodulation
RONALD HARDGROVE IIINH-04 Department of the Air Force Sensors Flight Test ExpertEdwards Air Force Base
BALAJI IYERAssociate Director Airborne Electronic Attack Division Naval Air Warfare Center Point Mugu
GARY MALLALEYProgram DirectorLN-25x Fiber Optic Gyro ProgramsNorthrop Grumman CorporationNavigation Systems
College Advisory Board
Industry Advisory Board (IAB)
8 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
We appreciate your support
Sponsors
92015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Diane SchwartzComputer Science
Vidya NandikollaMechanical Engineering
Ruting JiaElectrical amp Computer Engineering
Lisa BayneMechanical EngineerCombustion Devices DesignAerojet Rocketdyne
Prakash BhartiaExecutive Vice PresidentNatel Vijay BhattFounder and CEOE-ContekElectrical and Computer Engineering Liaison Council
Rayna BurgessSoftware DeveloperXYPRO Technology Corporation
Vaughn CableSpacecraft Antenna Research GroupCaltech-JPLCollege Industry Advisory Board (Chair)Electrical and Computer Engineering Liaison Council
Luis CarbajoIEEE LA Council Chair Tuan DinhHaas Automation Michael DipsiaBranch ChiefSenior Construction EngineerDepartment of Transportation
Luis EcheverriaNorthrop Grumman CorporationManufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management Liaison Council Christopher M EricksonChief Engineer Future ProgramsAerojet RocketdyneCollege Industry Advisory Board
Jorge ErozaChief Financial OfficerSan Fernando Pallet CompanyManufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management Liaison Council
Linda FriedmanDirector Software amp Systems EngineeringNorthrop Grumman Navigation SystemsComputer Science Liaison Council
Neal GabornoSenior ManagerSAS Systems Verification CenterRaytheon Space and Airborne SystemsCollege Industry Advisory BoardComputer Science Liaison Council
Shahzain HusainSapphire Engineering Co Inc
Bill JamesManaging DirectorAvery James Inc
Muthu JeganathanSupervisor Optical and Opto-mechanical Design and Engineering GroupJet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Al KhellaTDD Process Engineer3M Drug Delivery Systems Division
Michael C McAlpineVice President Project ExecutiveConstruction Mgmt Div Western TerritorySTV Construction IncCollege Industry Advisory BoardConstruction Management Technology Advisory Board
Jimmy GandhiManufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management
Rais AhmadCivil Engineering amp Construction Management
Faculty Moderators
Vahag MinassianProject Manufacturing EngineerNorthrop Grumman CorporationManufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management Liaison Council
Lief MorinPresidentKey Info Naomi PalmerSection ManagerPower and Sensor SystemsJet Propulsion Lab (JPL)College Industry Advisory Board
Felix RabinovichDirector Product DevelopmentATIMSCollege Industry Advisory Board
Amin RashidianElectrical EngineerAerovironment IncElectrical and Computer Engineering Liaison Council
BJ SchrammPresident and COORoberts Tool Company IncManufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management Liaison Council
Todd UramotoManager Engineering OperationsNorthrop Grumman Electronic Systems
Charles VolkVice President and Chief TechnologistNorthrop Grumman Navigation Systems College Industry Advisory Board
John WrightHartzell Aerospace
Thank you Project Showcase Judges
Judges
10 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
ScheduleCivil Engineering and Construction Management [USU Tujunga Room East Conference Center]100 - 120 pm Concrete Canoe125 - 145 pm BLVD 6200150 - 210 pm Expanding a Medical Facility in Haiti to Meet the Communityrsquos Growing Demand 230 - 250 pm Towards a Splendid City255 - 315 pm Economical Bridge Design for Impoverished Area320 - 340 pm Mariposa Land Port of Entry in Nogales Arizona
Computer Science [USU La Crescenta Room East Conference Center]100 - 120 pm Jail Management Single Page Application (JMSPA)125 - 145 pm Lightning3D Game Engine150 - 210 pm Network of Electronic Self-Navigating Transports (NEST)230 - 250 pm Lights Out
Electrical and Computer Engineering [USU Thousand Oaks Room Southwest Addition Second Floor]100 - 120 pm Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle125 - 145 pm Micromouse Project150 - 210 pm Digital Storage Scope
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management [USU Van Nuys Room East Conference Center]100 - 120 pm Delivery Hexacopter125 - 145 pm Dynamical Lug Wrench150 - 210 pm Hybrid Layer Manufacturing 3D Printer
Mechanical Engineering [USU Panorama Room East Conference Center]100 - 120 pm Intelligent Ground Vehicle125 - 145 pm Solar and Wind Powered Sea Water Desalinator150 - 210 pm SAE Aero Design Heavy Lift Aircraft230 - 250 pm Human Powered Vehicle Challenge255 - 315 pm Formula SAE Car Project
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112015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management
Computer Science
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management
Senior Design Projects
12 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Dr Sami Maalouf
FACULTY ADVISOR
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management
TEAM MEMBERS Expanding a Medical Facility in Haiti to Meet the Communityrsquos Growing Demand Fausto Miguel Camarena
Muhanad EliasErika EstradaIvan MendezChristopher Tomes (Captain)Noral J Walker Jr
Gracy EstradaMaher HanbaliAlex IglesiasAnthony LehmanKarla Ortiz FloresJoseph PalacioAbteen Shirehjini (Captain)
Towards a Splendid CityProject Description This group of projects started out as simple exercises to get undergraduate civil engineering students acquainted with wood design and construction in seismically active areas on the West Coast The single family dwellings (SFD) and multi-family dwellings (MFD) are proposed within Los Angeles County
From an architectural point of view the two-story SFDrsquos include living area kitchen dining area bedrooms and bathrooms as well as green measures (roof garden and solar systems that generate electricity and heat) In addition the three-story MFD includes living area kitchen dining area bedrooms and bathrooms as well as green measures (roof garden and solar systems that generate electricity and heat) These architectural features allow for a structural design that is a balloon frame system utilizing available wood sizes and taking advantage of the bearing perimeter walls
These living spaces serve as possible examples of future residences that graduating students may engage with in their structural design vocations
Project Description This project represents a continuum between last yearrsquos work and an approach that Civil Engineering Seniors at CSUN are using to assist a humanitarian organization lsquoHelping Hands and Beyond Incrsquo (a nonprofit group) promotes wellness at Fonds des Negravegres (a rural Haitian community) Last year the organization approached CSUNrsquos Civil Engineering and Construction Management (CECM) Department to help designing a medical facility for the constituents it serves in Haiti CECM delivered architectural and structural services for the facility The designed facility comprised a large waiting area medical examination rooms a dental care room psychotherapy evaluation room a pharmacy and a laboratory area
After a practicing medical professional critiqued the design and along with other needs (such as reliance on low technology constant population growth and limited number of medical practitioners in the community) CECM decided on an expansion plan that follows an evolutionary pattern This pattern involves analysis modeling and interpretation allowing students to create a generative design that meets current demand and one that grows continuously
TEAM MEMBERS
132015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management
Concrete Canoe
Economical Bridge Design for Impoverished Area
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Sahar AkelDaniel AkmakdijianEsvin BardalesThais CardosoarrudaGabriel CastilloChristopher CedilloMarco DejeronimoSean DelapazKyle DijamcoDavid DuongPhat DuongCristian Duran (Captain)Gracy EstradaJoseph FedericoUbaldo FloresAndrew GomezJulioromano IglesiaGarrett LangeCeleste LopezEileen MavrakisJonathan OntiverosKarla OrtizCesar PalominoJoel PlascenciaSam PotsKarin SampsonJose SanchezRanses SilesHeidy SilesEstefany Varela
Apekshya Bajrachanya James BellDerek ChowMuhanad EliasErika EstradaRudy GaldamezAhmed GuerreroChris JudkinsSimon LaoKevin Liu (Captain)Angel MartinezJoe MedinaIvan MendezLuis MolinaGeorgina MoralesRosa OrellanaJoanna PhungClaris RiveraJose SahagunJason St PierreRigoberto TorresKurt Van Volkinburg
Project Description Each year the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) challenges students to design construct and race a canoe cast entirely using lightweight concrete
Using ASCE regulations the competition allows students to develop their engineering skills further This includes discovery problem identification solution plans implementation analysis and interpretation Working together the team is able to analyze and develop an efficient canoe design that can be used to build a product that can withstand hydrodynamic forces one that is stable and can propel across coastal waters
Project Description The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) challenge and sponsor civil engineering students nationally to design fabricate and construct a structural steel bridge on an annual basis
The ASCE CSUN Steel Bridge team was tasked with designing and constructing of an economical bridge which will allow for commerce between impoverished farming villages and the capital of a fictional country In order to prove the feasibility of design we were asked to construct a 110 scale model to demostrate the concept Unique challenges for this year include the inability to utilize temporary piers due to deep organic soil In addition low water levels during dry seasons do not allow for the use of barges
14 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISORS
Hector BonillaCollin CierlakBrian JonesSeth Rhine (Captain)Garrett RobertsonArnold SantosAlexander Shtraykher
Prof Patricia Dousette
Prof Felix Rabinovich
Project Description In conjunction with Advanced Technology Information Management System (ATIMS) a company that provides law enforcement software to various agencies the JMSPA will prototype various web application functions and features for future use in ATIMSrsquos proprietary jail management software application The JMSPA is built upon a foundation of modern single-page web application technologies such as C Entity Framework Amazon Web Services (AWS) and AngularJS
Jail Management Single Page Application (JMSPA)
Emanuel CanacaEdgar Contreras (Captain)Agustin JimenezAmir Yazdani
Osvaldo ArambulaEric Bierman (Captain)Freddy GarciaRodolfo Mendez-CisnerosMitchell MichaelisBertha Rivera
Dr Mohamed Hegab
Dr Mohamed HegabFaculty Advisor
BLVD 6200
Mariposa Land Port of Entry in Nogales Arizona
Project Description Mixed-use project Apartments Retail Parking Located in Hollywood on Hollywood Blvd
Project Description Upgrades to the Mariposa Land Port of Entry pedestrian and car border crossing
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management
Computer Science
152015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Study Buddy
Lightning3D Game EngineProf Patricia DousetteFaculty Advisor
Prof Patricia DousetteFaculty Advisor
Tom ConawayNik LaBelleUyen (Wesley) LiangCara NguyenAnthony Sager (Captain)Xintong (Summer) ShiAlex Swanson
Cory Carvalho (Captain) John Daglas Movses Margaryan Matthew Martineau Austin MyersZhaoyu Yan
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Study Buddy is a productivity tool suite which offers note taking a to-do list a calendar and flashcards Our goal is to help students achieve their full academic potential
Study Buddy is desgined for use with Android phones or tablets Our core tool is a digital note taking system where students may type or handwrite notes Users may also easily embed pictures videos and sound recordings take from their device within their notes We offer a todo list to track tasks and a calendar for events Finally we have a flashcard system where users can create multiple decks of cards
Project Description Lightning3D is a lightweight cross-platform 3D game engine It is written in Java and uses OpenGL ES The engine comes with support for Android and Windows platforms It features mesh loading physicscollision based on the bullet physics library projectiles networking particle systems procedurally generated levels rendering animation textures shading and lighting
Computer Science
Kasu HettiarachchiAbel LawalErnie LedezmaOscar LugoDani OdichoJose PechJoseph PenaTariq Rafiq (Captain)
Prof Patricia Dousette
CodeEscapeProject Description The objective of this project is to create a first-person horror game which will assist players in learning the basics of Java The potential customers for this product will be students who are taking an introductory course in Java and for those who are interested in learning the language Normally Java is learned through the classroom or through online guides This product can be very useful to the customer since it offers a different and fun manner in which to learn a programming language
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
16 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Network of Electronic Self-Navigating Transports (NEST)
Prof Patricia Dousette
Dr Nhut Ho
Sean BuckleyVaratep BuranintuDragos GutaYun KimJeffrey Limbacher (Captain)Pinar SayimDavid Wu
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description NEST is a system managing a large group of highly autonomous UAVs that are doing delivery in a small area NEST will give the tools needed in order for a small group of human operators to manage a fleet of hundreds or thousands of UAVs including manipulating the automation monitoring tools that give the large amounts of data in a easy to view format and controlling individual elements of the operations NEST is also capable of communicating with a small quadrotor to send commands
Computer Science
FACULTY ADVISOR
Shayan BozorgmehriCollin CierlakJamey DogomAlex Paiva (Captain)
Ms Doris Chaney
Lights OutProject Description An AndroidAndroid Wearable game that takes hand gestures with a focus to a user that are blind or deaf
TEAM MEMBERS
ADVISOR
172015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Matthew GuevaraTricia HeckmanMohamed Saad MostafaChristian Zamudio (Captain)
Armen AynilianPablo Alejandro Casas (Captain)John ClarkMaria Alexandra GeronillaJason MendozaMatthew MunozBrett Smith
Dr George Law
Micromouse Project
Electrical amp Computer Engineering
Project Description Micromouse is an engineering design competition created by IEEE where small robotic mice solve a 16x16 maze The mice are completely autonomous robots that must find their way from a predetermined starting position to the central area of the maze unaided The mouse will need to keep track of where it is discover walls as it explores map out the maze and detect when it has reached the goal Having reached the goal the mouse will typically perform additional searches of the maze until it has found an optimal route from the start to the centerTEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
Autonomous Unmanned Aerial VehicleProject Description The objective of the project is to produce an aerial vehicle that is capable of autonomously navigating avoiding obstacles and interacting with both other aerial vehicles and ground vehicles
Dr Ron Mehler
Dr Xiaojun Geng
Dr Kourosh Sedghisigarchi
FACULTY ADVISORS
18 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Electrical amp Computer Engineering
AMFM Receiver
WWVB Receiver
Digital Storage Scope
FACULTY ADVISOR
Ryan Dean (Captain)John HurichCarlos SandovalManuel ValadezJackson Vick
Meet AnkleshwariaAlex AvakianAlejandro CamposNicolas Eng (Captain)Bryan Mazariego
Armando AguilarBehrouz BeigyGovinda BudhathokiAmanda CampbellSean Houlihan (Captain)
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Design a Receiver to pick up commercial band
Project Description The WWVB station near Fort Collins Colorado broadcasts a 60kHz signal which tranmits the national time (UTC) and other information over a period of one minute The receiver decodes this signal and then displays the transmitted time on an LCD board exactly like a radio controlled clock that syncs every night
Project Description The digital storage scope is an external unit which attaches to the input terminals of an oscilloscope and that displays signals indefinitely The input has two inputs which converts the input signal into digital signals capable of being stored It is capable of displaying a 1 MHz square wave signal as a minimum and also displays all analog signals up to 1MHz All three axes (x y z) are controlled by the external unit Delayed sweep and pretriggering are provided
Dr Ichiro Hashimoto
Dr Ichiro HashimotoFaculty Advisor
Dr Ichiro HashimotoFaculty Advisor
192015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Delivery Hexacopter
Hybrid Layer Manufacturing 3D Printer
Dynamical Lug Wrench
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management
FACULTY ADVISOR
Dr Bingbing Li
Guida Abdulhamid AlhashashHamad A AlShahin (Captain)Tariq Mohammad AlsulamiMohammed Abdulaziz BindreesBakur Ibrahim Santaly
Naif Abdullah AlabdullatefAbdullah Hassan AlabriAbdullah Osama BahamdinChristina Maya JolieAileen Jane ShinDiego Ernesto VilchezJorge Zubiate (Captain)
Abdullhman AlawfiAbdulaziz M Alfayadh (Captain)Hamdan Ahmed AljeraisyFaisal Muhammed AlmaneeSaleh Ibrahim A AlrosaisAbdullah Abdulaziz AlsorayaiMutaz Fahad AlsubaieFaisal Saud Altubayyeb
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description This project proposed to make a Hexacopter to deliver documents by adding a safe box with finger print or pin code access
Project Description The HLM3D seeks to combine the best features of both processes in one machine to create objects that are unique to Hybrid Layer Manufacturing high quality require little training in machining reduce the amount of waste material and reduce cost of creating high quality objects
Project Description The dynamic Lug wrench is a multi-nuts remover that can simultaneously remove all tire bolts at once It offers a simple and stress-free system to change tires since a person only uses a single lug wrench to remove all bolts Moreover the product is unique compared to the standard lug wrench enabling faster and simpler method of changing tires The dynamical wrench will guarantee safety since it can change flat tires in a fast and modest method
Dr Bingbing LiFaculty Advisor
Dr Bingbing LiFaculty Advisor
20 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
FACULTY ADVISOR
TEAM MEMBERSBenjamin DavisPhillip FadriquelaGavin FallenLuis GarciaMichael GauntSamuel GaxiolaKaren GuerreroAdrian InghilterraBryan JuarezSidney LimMelody MojibSteven MoroNaimat ShifaManpreet SidhuJangjujhar SinghJeff SutherlandMisael ToledoErik Wagner (Captain)
Dr CT Lin
Intelligent Ground Vehicle
Human Powered Vehicle Project
Abdulaziz AlhaddadTalal AlthafairiAbdulrahman AlzaabiNadia AnglesDaniela CaballeroFrancis Chuatoco (Captain)William CornellDaniel CoxHayk DamiryanJason GeggieFares HasanRyan ImmediatoBriana LandavazoRicardo MartinJoseph MaxeyLuis OrnelasMichael PerezJesse RiveraOscar RosasAbdullah SameetJose SanchezAviel Yazditabar
Mechanical Engineering
Prof Aram Khachatourians
Project Description The Human Powered Vehicle Challenge (HPVC) is an annual competition sponsored by The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) It provides an opportunity for undergraduate Mechanical Engineering students to develop design analyze build test validate and finally compete with their own sustainable and practical vehicle
This Senior Design Project is organized into four main teams The Systems team is a new addition this year and conducts System Engineering tasks and is ultimately responsible for the performance of the vehicle and ensuring that requirements and rules are closely followed by other teams The Frame Team designs analyzes and builds the frame for the vehicle This yearrsquos frame will be constructed from Aluminum 6061-T6 and completely machined and welded in-house by HPV team members The Fairing teamrsquos goal is to reduce the weight by about 25 An open Carbon Fiber fairing is being utilized which will provide sufficient ground clearance while making it easy for the riders to
enter and exit the vehicle in a timely fashion Finally the components team optimizes such subsystems as steering breaking and drive systems
CSUNrsquos students will compete in the Human Powered Vehicle Challenge at San Jose California on April 24-26 2015 against engineering schools from all over the world in such events as Design Speed Endurance and Innovation
Project Description The Intelligent Ground Vehicle project is a project based on navigating a fully autonomous robot through a course filled with obstacles designed to obstruct our path to waypoints that must be achieved The robot used to navigate this course is a robot designed by the team that features a standard suspension and a low-profile design perfect for the high maneuverability necessary to complete the course The robot uses a GPS and compass for navigation purposes along with three laser range finders and two cameras which are all used for obstacle avoidance
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
212015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Mechanical Engineering
Abdulrahman AbdulrahmanTitus AreeckalVladimir Arutyunov (Captain)John BastarLuis CalderonWilliam CaulkJames ConnollyDaniel DoKhaled ErdainiDavid GaetaKevin HudelsonRaymundo JimenezAllen KasapianEric KattanKelvin KonevskyNaguib SaidChristopher ThompsonKendra ToddAurora VarelaIan WilmothPaulo Yu
Dr George Youssef
SAE Aero Design Heavy Lift AircraftProject Description The Society of Automotive Engineerrsquos Aero Design competition challenges students to design manufacture and fly a radio controlled cargo aircraft on a mission to simulate a humanitarian aid cargo drop The approach to this project taken by the CSUN Aero Team is to simulate a professional aerospace engineering firm This requires students to apply a solid understanding of the technical skills they have gained throughout their education as well as practical skills and teamwork The mission objective of this yearrsquos competition is to design an aircraft that can drop a 3 lb humanitarian aid package onto a fixed ground target from at least 100 ft in the air In addition to the mission requirements there are variable constraints on the aircraft weight and the weight of static cargo the aircraft takes with it on the mission In order to maximize the teamrsquos mission score we selected the strictest possible system weight requirements
This project is the culminating experience of years of engineering education The teamrsquos goal is to win the competition while upholding world-class standards of engineering professionalism Students took their design through the entire product development cycle concept design analysis manufacturing testing and operation At the competition in Van Nuys CA over the wekend of April 24th the CSUN Aero Team will compete against universities from around the world in static events as well as mission performance
FACULTY ADVISOR
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Our team engineered a vertical-axis wind turbine This project is a continuation of a 2014 Alternative Energy Teamrsquos project Vertical axis blades were chosen due to increased efficiency as opposed to typical horizontal axis windmills The structure is made of stainless steel to increase stability and durability and arms made of aluminum When assembled an alternator generates additional electrical energy to the batteries in CSUNrsquos HAAS Lab these batteries currently store energy from a solar panel Because the current solar panel creates more energy than is used in the lab we designed and built a sea water desalinization system to take advantage of the excess energy in the batteries
Our renewable energy powered desalinator is designed to take advantage of the reverse osmosis membrane desalination technology With an output of fresh water production capacity of almost 76 litersday (20 GPD) the unit is designed to produce drinking water in compliance with standards established by the World Health Organization (WHO)
Saleh AldakheelAbdulaziz AldewaikhFranck Ndedi BalemagnaMohamed CheraitiaRyan Crane (Captain)Garo DadarianVictor FarodoluSevak GalstyanMeng HanDavid HernandezSeth HurdTravis JackKyle LofgrenDaniel MedinaMallory MurrLaura SaccoAnthony ScarcelloHovhanness ShadanyanArbi ShahmirzaianChristopher SilvaDaniel Wegeshe
TEAM MEMBERS
Dr Abhijit Mukherjee
FACULTY ADVISOR Solar and Wind Powered Sea Water Desalinator
22 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Mechanical Engineering
Formula SAE Car ProjectFACULTY ADVISOR
Dr Stewart Prince
Jasem Abdulrahman Jozef Adams AeroAbdulaziz Albloushi Gino Alfonso-Macauley Abdullah Ali Abdullah Alibrahim Basel Alotaibi Abdullah Alshaiji Abdullah Alsumait Fahad Alzubi Bader Bader Jordan BandakJonathan Baumgarten (Captain)Nicholas Beard Brandon BelardoBrian Biehl AeroJeffery Bonsall Chris ChockCameron DarnellJoseph Ferrara Matthew Ferrer Ryan Haroutunian Kevin Klingenhoff Patrick Lumague Alonzo Mennano David Meyer Kirsten Mies Kevin Miranda Adnan Moborak Jorge Molina Andrew Monesi James Nakamura John Oviedo Divyam Patel Ryan Persaud Cameron Robichou Mark Rothenberg Ryan Selve Keve Shoemaker Alan Smith John Carlos Sotelo Greg Thompson Ana Ujueta Lucas Wittig
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Formula SAE is an annual competition held by SAE International co-sponsored by a consortium of companies including General Motors Ford Chrysler and Honda The concept of the competition is to create a fictional manufacturing firm that has appointed a design team Matador Motorsports to produce a prototype racecar The target market is the non-professional autocross racer Students are required to conceive design and build a formula style racecar to compete each year against other universities from around the world
This capstone project requires the skills and theory learned from the mechanical engineering cornerstone classes Two parts of the curriculum are emphasized theoretical and applied aspects Students work with state-of-the-art equipment that manufacture the components they have designed This teaches them the benefits of simple practical designs and ease of manufacturing Furthermore the FSAE experience entails managing cost fitting each individualrsquos design into the overall assembly and testing the components
The design and fabrication of the FSAE racecar takes place over a period of nine months and is used as a training ground for young engineering students in preparation for the immensely competitive engineering industry Restrictions are placed on the design of the car in order to test the studentrsquos ingenuity for maximizing the vehicles performance This project develops essential skills used by engineering firms from the design process to fabrication each step of this project takes cost ease of manufacturing and vehicle performance into consideration Once our racecar has been designed manufactured and tested the team travels to the SAE competition in Lincoln Nebraska to compete against engineering schools from all over the world in static and dynamic events
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SDPS2015
Thank YouWe would like to thank our friends industry advisory board members
for their support for this yearrsquos Senior Design Project Showcase
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Table of Contents
Contents
Deanrsquos Message 3
Program 5
College Leadership 6
College Industry Advisory Board 7
Sponsors 8
Judges and Moderators 9
Oral Presentations - Schedule 10
Senior Design Projects 11
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management Projects 12
Computer Science Projects 14
Electrical amp Computer Engineering Projects 17
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management Projects 19
Mechanical Engineering Projects 20
Location
University Student Union (USU) map 10
Directions and Parking Information 26
52015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
ProgramFriday May 8 2015
Display of Projects[Projects in the process of being judged will not be available for display]
100 - 500 pm
Northridge Center University Student UnionCivil Engineering amp Construction Management
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management Mechanical Engineering
Grand Salon University Student UnionComputer Science
Electrical amp Computer Engineering
Oral Presentations(see page 10 for specific times for each project)
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management100 - 340 pm
USU Tujunga Room East Conference Center
Computer Science100 - 250 pm
USU La Crescenta Room East Conference Center
Electrical amp Computer Engineering100 - 210 pm
USU Thousand Oaks Room Southwest Addition Second Floor
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management100 - 210 pm
USU Van Nuys Room East Conference Center
Mechanical Engineering100 - 315 pm
USU Panorama Room East Conference Center
Announcement of Awards530 pm
Please see University Student Union (USU) map on page 10 for room locationsDirections and parking information are on page 26
SDPS2015
Program
6 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
DEANDr S K Ramesh
8186774501srameshcsunedu
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTORMs Susan Andraus
8186773850 susanandrauscsunedu
COMPUTER SCIENCE (CS)Dr Richard Covington (Chair)
8186773398covcsunedu
MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS ENGINEERING amp MANAGEMENT (MSEM)
Dr Kang Chang (Chair)8186772167
kangchangcsunedu
ASSOCIATE DEANDr Robert Ryan8186772183robertryancsunedu
CIVIL ENGINEERING amp CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (CECM)Dr Nazaret Dermendjian (Chair)8186772166nazaretdermendjiancsunedu
ELECTRICAL amp COMPUTERENGINEERING (ECE)Dr Ali Amini (Chair)8186772190aliaminicsunedu
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (ME)Dr Hamid Johari (Chair)8186772187hjoharicsunedu
College Leadership
72015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
NICK MANSURVice President EngineeringAeroVironment
MICHAEL C McALPINEVice President Project Executive CMConstruction Management Division ndash Western TerritorySTV Inc
CAROLE MORTONPresidentSalt Interprises
PEGGY NELSONVice President of Engineering and Global Product DevelopmentNorthrop Grumman CorporationAerospace Systems Sector
NAOMI PALMERSection ManagerPower and Sensor SystemsJet Propulsion Laboratory FELIX RABINOVICHDirector Product DevelopmentATIMS
A F (RICK) RATCLIFFEDean EmeritusCollege of Engineering amp Computer ScienceCalifornia State University Northridge
DUTCH SCHULTZGeneral Manager - WestKCI Technologies
PERRY SOLOMONPresident amp CEOAleratec Inc
CHARLES VOLKVice President and Chief TechnologistNorthrop Grumman CorporationNavigation Systems
MARILEE WHEATONGeneral ManagerSystems Engineering DivisionThe Aerospace Corporation
ADEBOLA (BOLA) AYORINDERegion ManagerDCampM North CoastSouthern California Edison
J F (JACK) BUHNPresident amp CEOCanoga Perkins
VAUGHN CABLE (IAB CHAIR)Spacecraft Communications Systems amp Operations GroupJet Propulsion LaboratoryCalifornia Institute of Technology
RORY DEJOHNSenior Vice PresidentTurner Construction Company
CHRISTOPHER M ERICKSONChief EngineerEnergy amp Advanced Programs Aerojet Rocketdyne
NEAL GABORNOProgram Chief EngineerSAS Systems Verification CenterRaytheon Company
MILAD GIRGISVice President Neuromodulation International Sales Deep Brain Stimulaiton amp Program ManagementBoston Scientific Neuromodulation
RONALD HARDGROVE IIINH-04 Department of the Air Force Sensors Flight Test ExpertEdwards Air Force Base
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Computer Science [USU La Crescenta Room East Conference Center]100 - 120 pm Jail Management Single Page Application (JMSPA)125 - 145 pm Lightning3D Game Engine150 - 210 pm Network of Electronic Self-Navigating Transports (NEST)230 - 250 pm Lights Out
Electrical and Computer Engineering [USU Thousand Oaks Room Southwest Addition Second Floor]100 - 120 pm Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle125 - 145 pm Micromouse Project150 - 210 pm Digital Storage Scope
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management [USU Van Nuys Room East Conference Center]100 - 120 pm Delivery Hexacopter125 - 145 pm Dynamical Lug Wrench150 - 210 pm Hybrid Layer Manufacturing 3D Printer
Mechanical Engineering [USU Panorama Room East Conference Center]100 - 120 pm Intelligent Ground Vehicle125 - 145 pm Solar and Wind Powered Sea Water Desalinator150 - 210 pm SAE Aero Design Heavy Lift Aircraft230 - 250 pm Human Powered Vehicle Challenge255 - 315 pm Formula SAE Car Project
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Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management
Computer Science
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management
Senior Design Projects
12 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Dr Sami Maalouf
FACULTY ADVISOR
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management
TEAM MEMBERS Expanding a Medical Facility in Haiti to Meet the Communityrsquos Growing Demand Fausto Miguel Camarena
Muhanad EliasErika EstradaIvan MendezChristopher Tomes (Captain)Noral J Walker Jr
Gracy EstradaMaher HanbaliAlex IglesiasAnthony LehmanKarla Ortiz FloresJoseph PalacioAbteen Shirehjini (Captain)
Towards a Splendid CityProject Description This group of projects started out as simple exercises to get undergraduate civil engineering students acquainted with wood design and construction in seismically active areas on the West Coast The single family dwellings (SFD) and multi-family dwellings (MFD) are proposed within Los Angeles County
From an architectural point of view the two-story SFDrsquos include living area kitchen dining area bedrooms and bathrooms as well as green measures (roof garden and solar systems that generate electricity and heat) In addition the three-story MFD includes living area kitchen dining area bedrooms and bathrooms as well as green measures (roof garden and solar systems that generate electricity and heat) These architectural features allow for a structural design that is a balloon frame system utilizing available wood sizes and taking advantage of the bearing perimeter walls
These living spaces serve as possible examples of future residences that graduating students may engage with in their structural design vocations
Project Description This project represents a continuum between last yearrsquos work and an approach that Civil Engineering Seniors at CSUN are using to assist a humanitarian organization lsquoHelping Hands and Beyond Incrsquo (a nonprofit group) promotes wellness at Fonds des Negravegres (a rural Haitian community) Last year the organization approached CSUNrsquos Civil Engineering and Construction Management (CECM) Department to help designing a medical facility for the constituents it serves in Haiti CECM delivered architectural and structural services for the facility The designed facility comprised a large waiting area medical examination rooms a dental care room psychotherapy evaluation room a pharmacy and a laboratory area
After a practicing medical professional critiqued the design and along with other needs (such as reliance on low technology constant population growth and limited number of medical practitioners in the community) CECM decided on an expansion plan that follows an evolutionary pattern This pattern involves analysis modeling and interpretation allowing students to create a generative design that meets current demand and one that grows continuously
TEAM MEMBERS
132015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management
Concrete Canoe
Economical Bridge Design for Impoverished Area
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Sahar AkelDaniel AkmakdijianEsvin BardalesThais CardosoarrudaGabriel CastilloChristopher CedilloMarco DejeronimoSean DelapazKyle DijamcoDavid DuongPhat DuongCristian Duran (Captain)Gracy EstradaJoseph FedericoUbaldo FloresAndrew GomezJulioromano IglesiaGarrett LangeCeleste LopezEileen MavrakisJonathan OntiverosKarla OrtizCesar PalominoJoel PlascenciaSam PotsKarin SampsonJose SanchezRanses SilesHeidy SilesEstefany Varela
Apekshya Bajrachanya James BellDerek ChowMuhanad EliasErika EstradaRudy GaldamezAhmed GuerreroChris JudkinsSimon LaoKevin Liu (Captain)Angel MartinezJoe MedinaIvan MendezLuis MolinaGeorgina MoralesRosa OrellanaJoanna PhungClaris RiveraJose SahagunJason St PierreRigoberto TorresKurt Van Volkinburg
Project Description Each year the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) challenges students to design construct and race a canoe cast entirely using lightweight concrete
Using ASCE regulations the competition allows students to develop their engineering skills further This includes discovery problem identification solution plans implementation analysis and interpretation Working together the team is able to analyze and develop an efficient canoe design that can be used to build a product that can withstand hydrodynamic forces one that is stable and can propel across coastal waters
Project Description The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) challenge and sponsor civil engineering students nationally to design fabricate and construct a structural steel bridge on an annual basis
The ASCE CSUN Steel Bridge team was tasked with designing and constructing of an economical bridge which will allow for commerce between impoverished farming villages and the capital of a fictional country In order to prove the feasibility of design we were asked to construct a 110 scale model to demostrate the concept Unique challenges for this year include the inability to utilize temporary piers due to deep organic soil In addition low water levels during dry seasons do not allow for the use of barges
14 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISORS
Hector BonillaCollin CierlakBrian JonesSeth Rhine (Captain)Garrett RobertsonArnold SantosAlexander Shtraykher
Prof Patricia Dousette
Prof Felix Rabinovich
Project Description In conjunction with Advanced Technology Information Management System (ATIMS) a company that provides law enforcement software to various agencies the JMSPA will prototype various web application functions and features for future use in ATIMSrsquos proprietary jail management software application The JMSPA is built upon a foundation of modern single-page web application technologies such as C Entity Framework Amazon Web Services (AWS) and AngularJS
Jail Management Single Page Application (JMSPA)
Emanuel CanacaEdgar Contreras (Captain)Agustin JimenezAmir Yazdani
Osvaldo ArambulaEric Bierman (Captain)Freddy GarciaRodolfo Mendez-CisnerosMitchell MichaelisBertha Rivera
Dr Mohamed Hegab
Dr Mohamed HegabFaculty Advisor
BLVD 6200
Mariposa Land Port of Entry in Nogales Arizona
Project Description Mixed-use project Apartments Retail Parking Located in Hollywood on Hollywood Blvd
Project Description Upgrades to the Mariposa Land Port of Entry pedestrian and car border crossing
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management
Computer Science
152015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Study Buddy
Lightning3D Game EngineProf Patricia DousetteFaculty Advisor
Prof Patricia DousetteFaculty Advisor
Tom ConawayNik LaBelleUyen (Wesley) LiangCara NguyenAnthony Sager (Captain)Xintong (Summer) ShiAlex Swanson
Cory Carvalho (Captain) John Daglas Movses Margaryan Matthew Martineau Austin MyersZhaoyu Yan
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Study Buddy is a productivity tool suite which offers note taking a to-do list a calendar and flashcards Our goal is to help students achieve their full academic potential
Study Buddy is desgined for use with Android phones or tablets Our core tool is a digital note taking system where students may type or handwrite notes Users may also easily embed pictures videos and sound recordings take from their device within their notes We offer a todo list to track tasks and a calendar for events Finally we have a flashcard system where users can create multiple decks of cards
Project Description Lightning3D is a lightweight cross-platform 3D game engine It is written in Java and uses OpenGL ES The engine comes with support for Android and Windows platforms It features mesh loading physicscollision based on the bullet physics library projectiles networking particle systems procedurally generated levels rendering animation textures shading and lighting
Computer Science
Kasu HettiarachchiAbel LawalErnie LedezmaOscar LugoDani OdichoJose PechJoseph PenaTariq Rafiq (Captain)
Prof Patricia Dousette
CodeEscapeProject Description The objective of this project is to create a first-person horror game which will assist players in learning the basics of Java The potential customers for this product will be students who are taking an introductory course in Java and for those who are interested in learning the language Normally Java is learned through the classroom or through online guides This product can be very useful to the customer since it offers a different and fun manner in which to learn a programming language
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
16 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Network of Electronic Self-Navigating Transports (NEST)
Prof Patricia Dousette
Dr Nhut Ho
Sean BuckleyVaratep BuranintuDragos GutaYun KimJeffrey Limbacher (Captain)Pinar SayimDavid Wu
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description NEST is a system managing a large group of highly autonomous UAVs that are doing delivery in a small area NEST will give the tools needed in order for a small group of human operators to manage a fleet of hundreds or thousands of UAVs including manipulating the automation monitoring tools that give the large amounts of data in a easy to view format and controlling individual elements of the operations NEST is also capable of communicating with a small quadrotor to send commands
Computer Science
FACULTY ADVISOR
Shayan BozorgmehriCollin CierlakJamey DogomAlex Paiva (Captain)
Ms Doris Chaney
Lights OutProject Description An AndroidAndroid Wearable game that takes hand gestures with a focus to a user that are blind or deaf
TEAM MEMBERS
ADVISOR
172015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Matthew GuevaraTricia HeckmanMohamed Saad MostafaChristian Zamudio (Captain)
Armen AynilianPablo Alejandro Casas (Captain)John ClarkMaria Alexandra GeronillaJason MendozaMatthew MunozBrett Smith
Dr George Law
Micromouse Project
Electrical amp Computer Engineering
Project Description Micromouse is an engineering design competition created by IEEE where small robotic mice solve a 16x16 maze The mice are completely autonomous robots that must find their way from a predetermined starting position to the central area of the maze unaided The mouse will need to keep track of where it is discover walls as it explores map out the maze and detect when it has reached the goal Having reached the goal the mouse will typically perform additional searches of the maze until it has found an optimal route from the start to the centerTEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
Autonomous Unmanned Aerial VehicleProject Description The objective of the project is to produce an aerial vehicle that is capable of autonomously navigating avoiding obstacles and interacting with both other aerial vehicles and ground vehicles
Dr Ron Mehler
Dr Xiaojun Geng
Dr Kourosh Sedghisigarchi
FACULTY ADVISORS
18 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Electrical amp Computer Engineering
AMFM Receiver
WWVB Receiver
Digital Storage Scope
FACULTY ADVISOR
Ryan Dean (Captain)John HurichCarlos SandovalManuel ValadezJackson Vick
Meet AnkleshwariaAlex AvakianAlejandro CamposNicolas Eng (Captain)Bryan Mazariego
Armando AguilarBehrouz BeigyGovinda BudhathokiAmanda CampbellSean Houlihan (Captain)
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Design a Receiver to pick up commercial band
Project Description The WWVB station near Fort Collins Colorado broadcasts a 60kHz signal which tranmits the national time (UTC) and other information over a period of one minute The receiver decodes this signal and then displays the transmitted time on an LCD board exactly like a radio controlled clock that syncs every night
Project Description The digital storage scope is an external unit which attaches to the input terminals of an oscilloscope and that displays signals indefinitely The input has two inputs which converts the input signal into digital signals capable of being stored It is capable of displaying a 1 MHz square wave signal as a minimum and also displays all analog signals up to 1MHz All three axes (x y z) are controlled by the external unit Delayed sweep and pretriggering are provided
Dr Ichiro Hashimoto
Dr Ichiro HashimotoFaculty Advisor
Dr Ichiro HashimotoFaculty Advisor
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Delivery Hexacopter
Hybrid Layer Manufacturing 3D Printer
Dynamical Lug Wrench
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management
FACULTY ADVISOR
Dr Bingbing Li
Guida Abdulhamid AlhashashHamad A AlShahin (Captain)Tariq Mohammad AlsulamiMohammed Abdulaziz BindreesBakur Ibrahim Santaly
Naif Abdullah AlabdullatefAbdullah Hassan AlabriAbdullah Osama BahamdinChristina Maya JolieAileen Jane ShinDiego Ernesto VilchezJorge Zubiate (Captain)
Abdullhman AlawfiAbdulaziz M Alfayadh (Captain)Hamdan Ahmed AljeraisyFaisal Muhammed AlmaneeSaleh Ibrahim A AlrosaisAbdullah Abdulaziz AlsorayaiMutaz Fahad AlsubaieFaisal Saud Altubayyeb
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description This project proposed to make a Hexacopter to deliver documents by adding a safe box with finger print or pin code access
Project Description The HLM3D seeks to combine the best features of both processes in one machine to create objects that are unique to Hybrid Layer Manufacturing high quality require little training in machining reduce the amount of waste material and reduce cost of creating high quality objects
Project Description The dynamic Lug wrench is a multi-nuts remover that can simultaneously remove all tire bolts at once It offers a simple and stress-free system to change tires since a person only uses a single lug wrench to remove all bolts Moreover the product is unique compared to the standard lug wrench enabling faster and simpler method of changing tires The dynamical wrench will guarantee safety since it can change flat tires in a fast and modest method
Dr Bingbing LiFaculty Advisor
Dr Bingbing LiFaculty Advisor
20 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
FACULTY ADVISOR
TEAM MEMBERSBenjamin DavisPhillip FadriquelaGavin FallenLuis GarciaMichael GauntSamuel GaxiolaKaren GuerreroAdrian InghilterraBryan JuarezSidney LimMelody MojibSteven MoroNaimat ShifaManpreet SidhuJangjujhar SinghJeff SutherlandMisael ToledoErik Wagner (Captain)
Dr CT Lin
Intelligent Ground Vehicle
Human Powered Vehicle Project
Abdulaziz AlhaddadTalal AlthafairiAbdulrahman AlzaabiNadia AnglesDaniela CaballeroFrancis Chuatoco (Captain)William CornellDaniel CoxHayk DamiryanJason GeggieFares HasanRyan ImmediatoBriana LandavazoRicardo MartinJoseph MaxeyLuis OrnelasMichael PerezJesse RiveraOscar RosasAbdullah SameetJose SanchezAviel Yazditabar
Mechanical Engineering
Prof Aram Khachatourians
Project Description The Human Powered Vehicle Challenge (HPVC) is an annual competition sponsored by The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) It provides an opportunity for undergraduate Mechanical Engineering students to develop design analyze build test validate and finally compete with their own sustainable and practical vehicle
This Senior Design Project is organized into four main teams The Systems team is a new addition this year and conducts System Engineering tasks and is ultimately responsible for the performance of the vehicle and ensuring that requirements and rules are closely followed by other teams The Frame Team designs analyzes and builds the frame for the vehicle This yearrsquos frame will be constructed from Aluminum 6061-T6 and completely machined and welded in-house by HPV team members The Fairing teamrsquos goal is to reduce the weight by about 25 An open Carbon Fiber fairing is being utilized which will provide sufficient ground clearance while making it easy for the riders to
enter and exit the vehicle in a timely fashion Finally the components team optimizes such subsystems as steering breaking and drive systems
CSUNrsquos students will compete in the Human Powered Vehicle Challenge at San Jose California on April 24-26 2015 against engineering schools from all over the world in such events as Design Speed Endurance and Innovation
Project Description The Intelligent Ground Vehicle project is a project based on navigating a fully autonomous robot through a course filled with obstacles designed to obstruct our path to waypoints that must be achieved The robot used to navigate this course is a robot designed by the team that features a standard suspension and a low-profile design perfect for the high maneuverability necessary to complete the course The robot uses a GPS and compass for navigation purposes along with three laser range finders and two cameras which are all used for obstacle avoidance
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
212015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Mechanical Engineering
Abdulrahman AbdulrahmanTitus AreeckalVladimir Arutyunov (Captain)John BastarLuis CalderonWilliam CaulkJames ConnollyDaniel DoKhaled ErdainiDavid GaetaKevin HudelsonRaymundo JimenezAllen KasapianEric KattanKelvin KonevskyNaguib SaidChristopher ThompsonKendra ToddAurora VarelaIan WilmothPaulo Yu
Dr George Youssef
SAE Aero Design Heavy Lift AircraftProject Description The Society of Automotive Engineerrsquos Aero Design competition challenges students to design manufacture and fly a radio controlled cargo aircraft on a mission to simulate a humanitarian aid cargo drop The approach to this project taken by the CSUN Aero Team is to simulate a professional aerospace engineering firm This requires students to apply a solid understanding of the technical skills they have gained throughout their education as well as practical skills and teamwork The mission objective of this yearrsquos competition is to design an aircraft that can drop a 3 lb humanitarian aid package onto a fixed ground target from at least 100 ft in the air In addition to the mission requirements there are variable constraints on the aircraft weight and the weight of static cargo the aircraft takes with it on the mission In order to maximize the teamrsquos mission score we selected the strictest possible system weight requirements
This project is the culminating experience of years of engineering education The teamrsquos goal is to win the competition while upholding world-class standards of engineering professionalism Students took their design through the entire product development cycle concept design analysis manufacturing testing and operation At the competition in Van Nuys CA over the wekend of April 24th the CSUN Aero Team will compete against universities from around the world in static events as well as mission performance
FACULTY ADVISOR
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Our team engineered a vertical-axis wind turbine This project is a continuation of a 2014 Alternative Energy Teamrsquos project Vertical axis blades were chosen due to increased efficiency as opposed to typical horizontal axis windmills The structure is made of stainless steel to increase stability and durability and arms made of aluminum When assembled an alternator generates additional electrical energy to the batteries in CSUNrsquos HAAS Lab these batteries currently store energy from a solar panel Because the current solar panel creates more energy than is used in the lab we designed and built a sea water desalinization system to take advantage of the excess energy in the batteries
Our renewable energy powered desalinator is designed to take advantage of the reverse osmosis membrane desalination technology With an output of fresh water production capacity of almost 76 litersday (20 GPD) the unit is designed to produce drinking water in compliance with standards established by the World Health Organization (WHO)
Saleh AldakheelAbdulaziz AldewaikhFranck Ndedi BalemagnaMohamed CheraitiaRyan Crane (Captain)Garo DadarianVictor FarodoluSevak GalstyanMeng HanDavid HernandezSeth HurdTravis JackKyle LofgrenDaniel MedinaMallory MurrLaura SaccoAnthony ScarcelloHovhanness ShadanyanArbi ShahmirzaianChristopher SilvaDaniel Wegeshe
TEAM MEMBERS
Dr Abhijit Mukherjee
FACULTY ADVISOR Solar and Wind Powered Sea Water Desalinator
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Mechanical Engineering
Formula SAE Car ProjectFACULTY ADVISOR
Dr Stewart Prince
Jasem Abdulrahman Jozef Adams AeroAbdulaziz Albloushi Gino Alfonso-Macauley Abdullah Ali Abdullah Alibrahim Basel Alotaibi Abdullah Alshaiji Abdullah Alsumait Fahad Alzubi Bader Bader Jordan BandakJonathan Baumgarten (Captain)Nicholas Beard Brandon BelardoBrian Biehl AeroJeffery Bonsall Chris ChockCameron DarnellJoseph Ferrara Matthew Ferrer Ryan Haroutunian Kevin Klingenhoff Patrick Lumague Alonzo Mennano David Meyer Kirsten Mies Kevin Miranda Adnan Moborak Jorge Molina Andrew Monesi James Nakamura John Oviedo Divyam Patel Ryan Persaud Cameron Robichou Mark Rothenberg Ryan Selve Keve Shoemaker Alan Smith John Carlos Sotelo Greg Thompson Ana Ujueta Lucas Wittig
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Formula SAE is an annual competition held by SAE International co-sponsored by a consortium of companies including General Motors Ford Chrysler and Honda The concept of the competition is to create a fictional manufacturing firm that has appointed a design team Matador Motorsports to produce a prototype racecar The target market is the non-professional autocross racer Students are required to conceive design and build a formula style racecar to compete each year against other universities from around the world
This capstone project requires the skills and theory learned from the mechanical engineering cornerstone classes Two parts of the curriculum are emphasized theoretical and applied aspects Students work with state-of-the-art equipment that manufacture the components they have designed This teaches them the benefits of simple practical designs and ease of manufacturing Furthermore the FSAE experience entails managing cost fitting each individualrsquos design into the overall assembly and testing the components
The design and fabrication of the FSAE racecar takes place over a period of nine months and is used as a training ground for young engineering students in preparation for the immensely competitive engineering industry Restrictions are placed on the design of the car in order to test the studentrsquos ingenuity for maximizing the vehicles performance This project develops essential skills used by engineering firms from the design process to fabrication each step of this project takes cost ease of manufacturing and vehicle performance into consideration Once our racecar has been designed manufactured and tested the team travels to the SAE competition in Lincoln Nebraska to compete against engineering schools from all over the world in static and dynamic events
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SDPS2015
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge CA 91330-8295httpwwwcsuneduecs
52015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
ProgramFriday May 8 2015
Display of Projects[Projects in the process of being judged will not be available for display]
100 - 500 pm
Northridge Center University Student UnionCivil Engineering amp Construction Management
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management Mechanical Engineering
Grand Salon University Student UnionComputer Science
Electrical amp Computer Engineering
Oral Presentations(see page 10 for specific times for each project)
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management100 - 340 pm
USU Tujunga Room East Conference Center
Computer Science100 - 250 pm
USU La Crescenta Room East Conference Center
Electrical amp Computer Engineering100 - 210 pm
USU Thousand Oaks Room Southwest Addition Second Floor
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management100 - 210 pm
USU Van Nuys Room East Conference Center
Mechanical Engineering100 - 315 pm
USU Panorama Room East Conference Center
Announcement of Awards530 pm
Please see University Student Union (USU) map on page 10 for room locationsDirections and parking information are on page 26
SDPS2015
Program
6 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
DEANDr S K Ramesh
8186774501srameshcsunedu
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTORMs Susan Andraus
8186773850 susanandrauscsunedu
COMPUTER SCIENCE (CS)Dr Richard Covington (Chair)
8186773398covcsunedu
MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS ENGINEERING amp MANAGEMENT (MSEM)
Dr Kang Chang (Chair)8186772167
kangchangcsunedu
ASSOCIATE DEANDr Robert Ryan8186772183robertryancsunedu
CIVIL ENGINEERING amp CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (CECM)Dr Nazaret Dermendjian (Chair)8186772166nazaretdermendjiancsunedu
ELECTRICAL amp COMPUTERENGINEERING (ECE)Dr Ali Amini (Chair)8186772190aliaminicsunedu
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (ME)Dr Hamid Johari (Chair)8186772187hjoharicsunedu
College Leadership
72015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
NICK MANSURVice President EngineeringAeroVironment
MICHAEL C McALPINEVice President Project Executive CMConstruction Management Division ndash Western TerritorySTV Inc
CAROLE MORTONPresidentSalt Interprises
PEGGY NELSONVice President of Engineering and Global Product DevelopmentNorthrop Grumman CorporationAerospace Systems Sector
NAOMI PALMERSection ManagerPower and Sensor SystemsJet Propulsion Laboratory FELIX RABINOVICHDirector Product DevelopmentATIMS
A F (RICK) RATCLIFFEDean EmeritusCollege of Engineering amp Computer ScienceCalifornia State University Northridge
DUTCH SCHULTZGeneral Manager - WestKCI Technologies
PERRY SOLOMONPresident amp CEOAleratec Inc
CHARLES VOLKVice President and Chief TechnologistNorthrop Grumman CorporationNavigation Systems
MARILEE WHEATONGeneral ManagerSystems Engineering DivisionThe Aerospace Corporation
ADEBOLA (BOLA) AYORINDERegion ManagerDCampM North CoastSouthern California Edison
J F (JACK) BUHNPresident amp CEOCanoga Perkins
VAUGHN CABLE (IAB CHAIR)Spacecraft Communications Systems amp Operations GroupJet Propulsion LaboratoryCalifornia Institute of Technology
RORY DEJOHNSenior Vice PresidentTurner Construction Company
CHRISTOPHER M ERICKSONChief EngineerEnergy amp Advanced Programs Aerojet Rocketdyne
NEAL GABORNOProgram Chief EngineerSAS Systems Verification CenterRaytheon Company
MILAD GIRGISVice President Neuromodulation International Sales Deep Brain Stimulaiton amp Program ManagementBoston Scientific Neuromodulation
RONALD HARDGROVE IIINH-04 Department of the Air Force Sensors Flight Test ExpertEdwards Air Force Base
BALAJI IYERAssociate Director Airborne Electronic Attack Division Naval Air Warfare Center Point Mugu
GARY MALLALEYProgram DirectorLN-25x Fiber Optic Gyro ProgramsNorthrop Grumman CorporationNavigation Systems
College Advisory Board
Industry Advisory Board (IAB)
8 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
We appreciate your support
Sponsors
92015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Diane SchwartzComputer Science
Vidya NandikollaMechanical Engineering
Ruting JiaElectrical amp Computer Engineering
Lisa BayneMechanical EngineerCombustion Devices DesignAerojet Rocketdyne
Prakash BhartiaExecutive Vice PresidentNatel Vijay BhattFounder and CEOE-ContekElectrical and Computer Engineering Liaison Council
Rayna BurgessSoftware DeveloperXYPRO Technology Corporation
Vaughn CableSpacecraft Antenna Research GroupCaltech-JPLCollege Industry Advisory Board (Chair)Electrical and Computer Engineering Liaison Council
Luis CarbajoIEEE LA Council Chair Tuan DinhHaas Automation Michael DipsiaBranch ChiefSenior Construction EngineerDepartment of Transportation
Luis EcheverriaNorthrop Grumman CorporationManufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management Liaison Council Christopher M EricksonChief Engineer Future ProgramsAerojet RocketdyneCollege Industry Advisory Board
Jorge ErozaChief Financial OfficerSan Fernando Pallet CompanyManufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management Liaison Council
Linda FriedmanDirector Software amp Systems EngineeringNorthrop Grumman Navigation SystemsComputer Science Liaison Council
Neal GabornoSenior ManagerSAS Systems Verification CenterRaytheon Space and Airborne SystemsCollege Industry Advisory BoardComputer Science Liaison Council
Shahzain HusainSapphire Engineering Co Inc
Bill JamesManaging DirectorAvery James Inc
Muthu JeganathanSupervisor Optical and Opto-mechanical Design and Engineering GroupJet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Al KhellaTDD Process Engineer3M Drug Delivery Systems Division
Michael C McAlpineVice President Project ExecutiveConstruction Mgmt Div Western TerritorySTV Construction IncCollege Industry Advisory BoardConstruction Management Technology Advisory Board
Jimmy GandhiManufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management
Rais AhmadCivil Engineering amp Construction Management
Faculty Moderators
Vahag MinassianProject Manufacturing EngineerNorthrop Grumman CorporationManufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management Liaison Council
Lief MorinPresidentKey Info Naomi PalmerSection ManagerPower and Sensor SystemsJet Propulsion Lab (JPL)College Industry Advisory Board
Felix RabinovichDirector Product DevelopmentATIMSCollege Industry Advisory Board
Amin RashidianElectrical EngineerAerovironment IncElectrical and Computer Engineering Liaison Council
BJ SchrammPresident and COORoberts Tool Company IncManufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management Liaison Council
Todd UramotoManager Engineering OperationsNorthrop Grumman Electronic Systems
Charles VolkVice President and Chief TechnologistNorthrop Grumman Navigation Systems College Industry Advisory Board
John WrightHartzell Aerospace
Thank you Project Showcase Judges
Judges
10 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
ScheduleCivil Engineering and Construction Management [USU Tujunga Room East Conference Center]100 - 120 pm Concrete Canoe125 - 145 pm BLVD 6200150 - 210 pm Expanding a Medical Facility in Haiti to Meet the Communityrsquos Growing Demand 230 - 250 pm Towards a Splendid City255 - 315 pm Economical Bridge Design for Impoverished Area320 - 340 pm Mariposa Land Port of Entry in Nogales Arizona
Computer Science [USU La Crescenta Room East Conference Center]100 - 120 pm Jail Management Single Page Application (JMSPA)125 - 145 pm Lightning3D Game Engine150 - 210 pm Network of Electronic Self-Navigating Transports (NEST)230 - 250 pm Lights Out
Electrical and Computer Engineering [USU Thousand Oaks Room Southwest Addition Second Floor]100 - 120 pm Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle125 - 145 pm Micromouse Project150 - 210 pm Digital Storage Scope
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management [USU Van Nuys Room East Conference Center]100 - 120 pm Delivery Hexacopter125 - 145 pm Dynamical Lug Wrench150 - 210 pm Hybrid Layer Manufacturing 3D Printer
Mechanical Engineering [USU Panorama Room East Conference Center]100 - 120 pm Intelligent Ground Vehicle125 - 145 pm Solar and Wind Powered Sea Water Desalinator150 - 210 pm SAE Aero Design Heavy Lift Aircraft230 - 250 pm Human Powered Vehicle Challenge255 - 315 pm Formula SAE Car Project
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CSCECMMSEMMSEOral Pres
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CSECEDisplays
ECE Oral Pres
Oral Presentations
112015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management
Computer Science
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management
Senior Design Projects
12 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Dr Sami Maalouf
FACULTY ADVISOR
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management
TEAM MEMBERS Expanding a Medical Facility in Haiti to Meet the Communityrsquos Growing Demand Fausto Miguel Camarena
Muhanad EliasErika EstradaIvan MendezChristopher Tomes (Captain)Noral J Walker Jr
Gracy EstradaMaher HanbaliAlex IglesiasAnthony LehmanKarla Ortiz FloresJoseph PalacioAbteen Shirehjini (Captain)
Towards a Splendid CityProject Description This group of projects started out as simple exercises to get undergraduate civil engineering students acquainted with wood design and construction in seismically active areas on the West Coast The single family dwellings (SFD) and multi-family dwellings (MFD) are proposed within Los Angeles County
From an architectural point of view the two-story SFDrsquos include living area kitchen dining area bedrooms and bathrooms as well as green measures (roof garden and solar systems that generate electricity and heat) In addition the three-story MFD includes living area kitchen dining area bedrooms and bathrooms as well as green measures (roof garden and solar systems that generate electricity and heat) These architectural features allow for a structural design that is a balloon frame system utilizing available wood sizes and taking advantage of the bearing perimeter walls
These living spaces serve as possible examples of future residences that graduating students may engage with in their structural design vocations
Project Description This project represents a continuum between last yearrsquos work and an approach that Civil Engineering Seniors at CSUN are using to assist a humanitarian organization lsquoHelping Hands and Beyond Incrsquo (a nonprofit group) promotes wellness at Fonds des Negravegres (a rural Haitian community) Last year the organization approached CSUNrsquos Civil Engineering and Construction Management (CECM) Department to help designing a medical facility for the constituents it serves in Haiti CECM delivered architectural and structural services for the facility The designed facility comprised a large waiting area medical examination rooms a dental care room psychotherapy evaluation room a pharmacy and a laboratory area
After a practicing medical professional critiqued the design and along with other needs (such as reliance on low technology constant population growth and limited number of medical practitioners in the community) CECM decided on an expansion plan that follows an evolutionary pattern This pattern involves analysis modeling and interpretation allowing students to create a generative design that meets current demand and one that grows continuously
TEAM MEMBERS
132015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management
Concrete Canoe
Economical Bridge Design for Impoverished Area
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Sahar AkelDaniel AkmakdijianEsvin BardalesThais CardosoarrudaGabriel CastilloChristopher CedilloMarco DejeronimoSean DelapazKyle DijamcoDavid DuongPhat DuongCristian Duran (Captain)Gracy EstradaJoseph FedericoUbaldo FloresAndrew GomezJulioromano IglesiaGarrett LangeCeleste LopezEileen MavrakisJonathan OntiverosKarla OrtizCesar PalominoJoel PlascenciaSam PotsKarin SampsonJose SanchezRanses SilesHeidy SilesEstefany Varela
Apekshya Bajrachanya James BellDerek ChowMuhanad EliasErika EstradaRudy GaldamezAhmed GuerreroChris JudkinsSimon LaoKevin Liu (Captain)Angel MartinezJoe MedinaIvan MendezLuis MolinaGeorgina MoralesRosa OrellanaJoanna PhungClaris RiveraJose SahagunJason St PierreRigoberto TorresKurt Van Volkinburg
Project Description Each year the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) challenges students to design construct and race a canoe cast entirely using lightweight concrete
Using ASCE regulations the competition allows students to develop their engineering skills further This includes discovery problem identification solution plans implementation analysis and interpretation Working together the team is able to analyze and develop an efficient canoe design that can be used to build a product that can withstand hydrodynamic forces one that is stable and can propel across coastal waters
Project Description The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) challenge and sponsor civil engineering students nationally to design fabricate and construct a structural steel bridge on an annual basis
The ASCE CSUN Steel Bridge team was tasked with designing and constructing of an economical bridge which will allow for commerce between impoverished farming villages and the capital of a fictional country In order to prove the feasibility of design we were asked to construct a 110 scale model to demostrate the concept Unique challenges for this year include the inability to utilize temporary piers due to deep organic soil In addition low water levels during dry seasons do not allow for the use of barges
14 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISORS
Hector BonillaCollin CierlakBrian JonesSeth Rhine (Captain)Garrett RobertsonArnold SantosAlexander Shtraykher
Prof Patricia Dousette
Prof Felix Rabinovich
Project Description In conjunction with Advanced Technology Information Management System (ATIMS) a company that provides law enforcement software to various agencies the JMSPA will prototype various web application functions and features for future use in ATIMSrsquos proprietary jail management software application The JMSPA is built upon a foundation of modern single-page web application technologies such as C Entity Framework Amazon Web Services (AWS) and AngularJS
Jail Management Single Page Application (JMSPA)
Emanuel CanacaEdgar Contreras (Captain)Agustin JimenezAmir Yazdani
Osvaldo ArambulaEric Bierman (Captain)Freddy GarciaRodolfo Mendez-CisnerosMitchell MichaelisBertha Rivera
Dr Mohamed Hegab
Dr Mohamed HegabFaculty Advisor
BLVD 6200
Mariposa Land Port of Entry in Nogales Arizona
Project Description Mixed-use project Apartments Retail Parking Located in Hollywood on Hollywood Blvd
Project Description Upgrades to the Mariposa Land Port of Entry pedestrian and car border crossing
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management
Computer Science
152015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Study Buddy
Lightning3D Game EngineProf Patricia DousetteFaculty Advisor
Prof Patricia DousetteFaculty Advisor
Tom ConawayNik LaBelleUyen (Wesley) LiangCara NguyenAnthony Sager (Captain)Xintong (Summer) ShiAlex Swanson
Cory Carvalho (Captain) John Daglas Movses Margaryan Matthew Martineau Austin MyersZhaoyu Yan
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Study Buddy is a productivity tool suite which offers note taking a to-do list a calendar and flashcards Our goal is to help students achieve their full academic potential
Study Buddy is desgined for use with Android phones or tablets Our core tool is a digital note taking system where students may type or handwrite notes Users may also easily embed pictures videos and sound recordings take from their device within their notes We offer a todo list to track tasks and a calendar for events Finally we have a flashcard system where users can create multiple decks of cards
Project Description Lightning3D is a lightweight cross-platform 3D game engine It is written in Java and uses OpenGL ES The engine comes with support for Android and Windows platforms It features mesh loading physicscollision based on the bullet physics library projectiles networking particle systems procedurally generated levels rendering animation textures shading and lighting
Computer Science
Kasu HettiarachchiAbel LawalErnie LedezmaOscar LugoDani OdichoJose PechJoseph PenaTariq Rafiq (Captain)
Prof Patricia Dousette
CodeEscapeProject Description The objective of this project is to create a first-person horror game which will assist players in learning the basics of Java The potential customers for this product will be students who are taking an introductory course in Java and for those who are interested in learning the language Normally Java is learned through the classroom or through online guides This product can be very useful to the customer since it offers a different and fun manner in which to learn a programming language
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
16 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Network of Electronic Self-Navigating Transports (NEST)
Prof Patricia Dousette
Dr Nhut Ho
Sean BuckleyVaratep BuranintuDragos GutaYun KimJeffrey Limbacher (Captain)Pinar SayimDavid Wu
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description NEST is a system managing a large group of highly autonomous UAVs that are doing delivery in a small area NEST will give the tools needed in order for a small group of human operators to manage a fleet of hundreds or thousands of UAVs including manipulating the automation monitoring tools that give the large amounts of data in a easy to view format and controlling individual elements of the operations NEST is also capable of communicating with a small quadrotor to send commands
Computer Science
FACULTY ADVISOR
Shayan BozorgmehriCollin CierlakJamey DogomAlex Paiva (Captain)
Ms Doris Chaney
Lights OutProject Description An AndroidAndroid Wearable game that takes hand gestures with a focus to a user that are blind or deaf
TEAM MEMBERS
ADVISOR
172015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Matthew GuevaraTricia HeckmanMohamed Saad MostafaChristian Zamudio (Captain)
Armen AynilianPablo Alejandro Casas (Captain)John ClarkMaria Alexandra GeronillaJason MendozaMatthew MunozBrett Smith
Dr George Law
Micromouse Project
Electrical amp Computer Engineering
Project Description Micromouse is an engineering design competition created by IEEE where small robotic mice solve a 16x16 maze The mice are completely autonomous robots that must find their way from a predetermined starting position to the central area of the maze unaided The mouse will need to keep track of where it is discover walls as it explores map out the maze and detect when it has reached the goal Having reached the goal the mouse will typically perform additional searches of the maze until it has found an optimal route from the start to the centerTEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
Autonomous Unmanned Aerial VehicleProject Description The objective of the project is to produce an aerial vehicle that is capable of autonomously navigating avoiding obstacles and interacting with both other aerial vehicles and ground vehicles
Dr Ron Mehler
Dr Xiaojun Geng
Dr Kourosh Sedghisigarchi
FACULTY ADVISORS
18 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Electrical amp Computer Engineering
AMFM Receiver
WWVB Receiver
Digital Storage Scope
FACULTY ADVISOR
Ryan Dean (Captain)John HurichCarlos SandovalManuel ValadezJackson Vick
Meet AnkleshwariaAlex AvakianAlejandro CamposNicolas Eng (Captain)Bryan Mazariego
Armando AguilarBehrouz BeigyGovinda BudhathokiAmanda CampbellSean Houlihan (Captain)
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Design a Receiver to pick up commercial band
Project Description The WWVB station near Fort Collins Colorado broadcasts a 60kHz signal which tranmits the national time (UTC) and other information over a period of one minute The receiver decodes this signal and then displays the transmitted time on an LCD board exactly like a radio controlled clock that syncs every night
Project Description The digital storage scope is an external unit which attaches to the input terminals of an oscilloscope and that displays signals indefinitely The input has two inputs which converts the input signal into digital signals capable of being stored It is capable of displaying a 1 MHz square wave signal as a minimum and also displays all analog signals up to 1MHz All three axes (x y z) are controlled by the external unit Delayed sweep and pretriggering are provided
Dr Ichiro Hashimoto
Dr Ichiro HashimotoFaculty Advisor
Dr Ichiro HashimotoFaculty Advisor
192015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Delivery Hexacopter
Hybrid Layer Manufacturing 3D Printer
Dynamical Lug Wrench
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management
FACULTY ADVISOR
Dr Bingbing Li
Guida Abdulhamid AlhashashHamad A AlShahin (Captain)Tariq Mohammad AlsulamiMohammed Abdulaziz BindreesBakur Ibrahim Santaly
Naif Abdullah AlabdullatefAbdullah Hassan AlabriAbdullah Osama BahamdinChristina Maya JolieAileen Jane ShinDiego Ernesto VilchezJorge Zubiate (Captain)
Abdullhman AlawfiAbdulaziz M Alfayadh (Captain)Hamdan Ahmed AljeraisyFaisal Muhammed AlmaneeSaleh Ibrahim A AlrosaisAbdullah Abdulaziz AlsorayaiMutaz Fahad AlsubaieFaisal Saud Altubayyeb
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description This project proposed to make a Hexacopter to deliver documents by adding a safe box with finger print or pin code access
Project Description The HLM3D seeks to combine the best features of both processes in one machine to create objects that are unique to Hybrid Layer Manufacturing high quality require little training in machining reduce the amount of waste material and reduce cost of creating high quality objects
Project Description The dynamic Lug wrench is a multi-nuts remover that can simultaneously remove all tire bolts at once It offers a simple and stress-free system to change tires since a person only uses a single lug wrench to remove all bolts Moreover the product is unique compared to the standard lug wrench enabling faster and simpler method of changing tires The dynamical wrench will guarantee safety since it can change flat tires in a fast and modest method
Dr Bingbing LiFaculty Advisor
Dr Bingbing LiFaculty Advisor
20 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
FACULTY ADVISOR
TEAM MEMBERSBenjamin DavisPhillip FadriquelaGavin FallenLuis GarciaMichael GauntSamuel GaxiolaKaren GuerreroAdrian InghilterraBryan JuarezSidney LimMelody MojibSteven MoroNaimat ShifaManpreet SidhuJangjujhar SinghJeff SutherlandMisael ToledoErik Wagner (Captain)
Dr CT Lin
Intelligent Ground Vehicle
Human Powered Vehicle Project
Abdulaziz AlhaddadTalal AlthafairiAbdulrahman AlzaabiNadia AnglesDaniela CaballeroFrancis Chuatoco (Captain)William CornellDaniel CoxHayk DamiryanJason GeggieFares HasanRyan ImmediatoBriana LandavazoRicardo MartinJoseph MaxeyLuis OrnelasMichael PerezJesse RiveraOscar RosasAbdullah SameetJose SanchezAviel Yazditabar
Mechanical Engineering
Prof Aram Khachatourians
Project Description The Human Powered Vehicle Challenge (HPVC) is an annual competition sponsored by The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) It provides an opportunity for undergraduate Mechanical Engineering students to develop design analyze build test validate and finally compete with their own sustainable and practical vehicle
This Senior Design Project is organized into four main teams The Systems team is a new addition this year and conducts System Engineering tasks and is ultimately responsible for the performance of the vehicle and ensuring that requirements and rules are closely followed by other teams The Frame Team designs analyzes and builds the frame for the vehicle This yearrsquos frame will be constructed from Aluminum 6061-T6 and completely machined and welded in-house by HPV team members The Fairing teamrsquos goal is to reduce the weight by about 25 An open Carbon Fiber fairing is being utilized which will provide sufficient ground clearance while making it easy for the riders to
enter and exit the vehicle in a timely fashion Finally the components team optimizes such subsystems as steering breaking and drive systems
CSUNrsquos students will compete in the Human Powered Vehicle Challenge at San Jose California on April 24-26 2015 against engineering schools from all over the world in such events as Design Speed Endurance and Innovation
Project Description The Intelligent Ground Vehicle project is a project based on navigating a fully autonomous robot through a course filled with obstacles designed to obstruct our path to waypoints that must be achieved The robot used to navigate this course is a robot designed by the team that features a standard suspension and a low-profile design perfect for the high maneuverability necessary to complete the course The robot uses a GPS and compass for navigation purposes along with three laser range finders and two cameras which are all used for obstacle avoidance
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
212015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Mechanical Engineering
Abdulrahman AbdulrahmanTitus AreeckalVladimir Arutyunov (Captain)John BastarLuis CalderonWilliam CaulkJames ConnollyDaniel DoKhaled ErdainiDavid GaetaKevin HudelsonRaymundo JimenezAllen KasapianEric KattanKelvin KonevskyNaguib SaidChristopher ThompsonKendra ToddAurora VarelaIan WilmothPaulo Yu
Dr George Youssef
SAE Aero Design Heavy Lift AircraftProject Description The Society of Automotive Engineerrsquos Aero Design competition challenges students to design manufacture and fly a radio controlled cargo aircraft on a mission to simulate a humanitarian aid cargo drop The approach to this project taken by the CSUN Aero Team is to simulate a professional aerospace engineering firm This requires students to apply a solid understanding of the technical skills they have gained throughout their education as well as practical skills and teamwork The mission objective of this yearrsquos competition is to design an aircraft that can drop a 3 lb humanitarian aid package onto a fixed ground target from at least 100 ft in the air In addition to the mission requirements there are variable constraints on the aircraft weight and the weight of static cargo the aircraft takes with it on the mission In order to maximize the teamrsquos mission score we selected the strictest possible system weight requirements
This project is the culminating experience of years of engineering education The teamrsquos goal is to win the competition while upholding world-class standards of engineering professionalism Students took their design through the entire product development cycle concept design analysis manufacturing testing and operation At the competition in Van Nuys CA over the wekend of April 24th the CSUN Aero Team will compete against universities from around the world in static events as well as mission performance
FACULTY ADVISOR
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Our team engineered a vertical-axis wind turbine This project is a continuation of a 2014 Alternative Energy Teamrsquos project Vertical axis blades were chosen due to increased efficiency as opposed to typical horizontal axis windmills The structure is made of stainless steel to increase stability and durability and arms made of aluminum When assembled an alternator generates additional electrical energy to the batteries in CSUNrsquos HAAS Lab these batteries currently store energy from a solar panel Because the current solar panel creates more energy than is used in the lab we designed and built a sea water desalinization system to take advantage of the excess energy in the batteries
Our renewable energy powered desalinator is designed to take advantage of the reverse osmosis membrane desalination technology With an output of fresh water production capacity of almost 76 litersday (20 GPD) the unit is designed to produce drinking water in compliance with standards established by the World Health Organization (WHO)
Saleh AldakheelAbdulaziz AldewaikhFranck Ndedi BalemagnaMohamed CheraitiaRyan Crane (Captain)Garo DadarianVictor FarodoluSevak GalstyanMeng HanDavid HernandezSeth HurdTravis JackKyle LofgrenDaniel MedinaMallory MurrLaura SaccoAnthony ScarcelloHovhanness ShadanyanArbi ShahmirzaianChristopher SilvaDaniel Wegeshe
TEAM MEMBERS
Dr Abhijit Mukherjee
FACULTY ADVISOR Solar and Wind Powered Sea Water Desalinator
22 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Mechanical Engineering
Formula SAE Car ProjectFACULTY ADVISOR
Dr Stewart Prince
Jasem Abdulrahman Jozef Adams AeroAbdulaziz Albloushi Gino Alfonso-Macauley Abdullah Ali Abdullah Alibrahim Basel Alotaibi Abdullah Alshaiji Abdullah Alsumait Fahad Alzubi Bader Bader Jordan BandakJonathan Baumgarten (Captain)Nicholas Beard Brandon BelardoBrian Biehl AeroJeffery Bonsall Chris ChockCameron DarnellJoseph Ferrara Matthew Ferrer Ryan Haroutunian Kevin Klingenhoff Patrick Lumague Alonzo Mennano David Meyer Kirsten Mies Kevin Miranda Adnan Moborak Jorge Molina Andrew Monesi James Nakamura John Oviedo Divyam Patel Ryan Persaud Cameron Robichou Mark Rothenberg Ryan Selve Keve Shoemaker Alan Smith John Carlos Sotelo Greg Thompson Ana Ujueta Lucas Wittig
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Formula SAE is an annual competition held by SAE International co-sponsored by a consortium of companies including General Motors Ford Chrysler and Honda The concept of the competition is to create a fictional manufacturing firm that has appointed a design team Matador Motorsports to produce a prototype racecar The target market is the non-professional autocross racer Students are required to conceive design and build a formula style racecar to compete each year against other universities from around the world
This capstone project requires the skills and theory learned from the mechanical engineering cornerstone classes Two parts of the curriculum are emphasized theoretical and applied aspects Students work with state-of-the-art equipment that manufacture the components they have designed This teaches them the benefits of simple practical designs and ease of manufacturing Furthermore the FSAE experience entails managing cost fitting each individualrsquos design into the overall assembly and testing the components
The design and fabrication of the FSAE racecar takes place over a period of nine months and is used as a training ground for young engineering students in preparation for the immensely competitive engineering industry Restrictions are placed on the design of the car in order to test the studentrsquos ingenuity for maximizing the vehicles performance This project develops essential skills used by engineering firms from the design process to fabrication each step of this project takes cost ease of manufacturing and vehicle performance into consideration Once our racecar has been designed manufactured and tested the team travels to the SAE competition in Lincoln Nebraska to compete against engineering schools from all over the world in static and dynamic events
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DEANDr S K Ramesh
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72015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
NICK MANSURVice President EngineeringAeroVironment
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NAOMI PALMERSection ManagerPower and Sensor SystemsJet Propulsion Laboratory FELIX RABINOVICHDirector Product DevelopmentATIMS
A F (RICK) RATCLIFFEDean EmeritusCollege of Engineering amp Computer ScienceCalifornia State University Northridge
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J F (JACK) BUHNPresident amp CEOCanoga Perkins
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NEAL GABORNOProgram Chief EngineerSAS Systems Verification CenterRaytheon Company
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Diane SchwartzComputer Science
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Ruting JiaElectrical amp Computer Engineering
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Prakash BhartiaExecutive Vice PresidentNatel Vijay BhattFounder and CEOE-ContekElectrical and Computer Engineering Liaison Council
Rayna BurgessSoftware DeveloperXYPRO Technology Corporation
Vaughn CableSpacecraft Antenna Research GroupCaltech-JPLCollege Industry Advisory Board (Chair)Electrical and Computer Engineering Liaison Council
Luis CarbajoIEEE LA Council Chair Tuan DinhHaas Automation Michael DipsiaBranch ChiefSenior Construction EngineerDepartment of Transportation
Luis EcheverriaNorthrop Grumman CorporationManufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management Liaison Council Christopher M EricksonChief Engineer Future ProgramsAerojet RocketdyneCollege Industry Advisory Board
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Lief MorinPresidentKey Info Naomi PalmerSection ManagerPower and Sensor SystemsJet Propulsion Lab (JPL)College Industry Advisory Board
Felix RabinovichDirector Product DevelopmentATIMSCollege Industry Advisory Board
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10 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
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Computer Science [USU La Crescenta Room East Conference Center]100 - 120 pm Jail Management Single Page Application (JMSPA)125 - 145 pm Lightning3D Game Engine150 - 210 pm Network of Electronic Self-Navigating Transports (NEST)230 - 250 pm Lights Out
Electrical and Computer Engineering [USU Thousand Oaks Room Southwest Addition Second Floor]100 - 120 pm Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle125 - 145 pm Micromouse Project150 - 210 pm Digital Storage Scope
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management [USU Van Nuys Room East Conference Center]100 - 120 pm Delivery Hexacopter125 - 145 pm Dynamical Lug Wrench150 - 210 pm Hybrid Layer Manufacturing 3D Printer
Mechanical Engineering [USU Panorama Room East Conference Center]100 - 120 pm Intelligent Ground Vehicle125 - 145 pm Solar and Wind Powered Sea Water Desalinator150 - 210 pm SAE Aero Design Heavy Lift Aircraft230 - 250 pm Human Powered Vehicle Challenge255 - 315 pm Formula SAE Car Project
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112015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management
Computer Science
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management
Senior Design Projects
12 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Dr Sami Maalouf
FACULTY ADVISOR
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management
TEAM MEMBERS Expanding a Medical Facility in Haiti to Meet the Communityrsquos Growing Demand Fausto Miguel Camarena
Muhanad EliasErika EstradaIvan MendezChristopher Tomes (Captain)Noral J Walker Jr
Gracy EstradaMaher HanbaliAlex IglesiasAnthony LehmanKarla Ortiz FloresJoseph PalacioAbteen Shirehjini (Captain)
Towards a Splendid CityProject Description This group of projects started out as simple exercises to get undergraduate civil engineering students acquainted with wood design and construction in seismically active areas on the West Coast The single family dwellings (SFD) and multi-family dwellings (MFD) are proposed within Los Angeles County
From an architectural point of view the two-story SFDrsquos include living area kitchen dining area bedrooms and bathrooms as well as green measures (roof garden and solar systems that generate electricity and heat) In addition the three-story MFD includes living area kitchen dining area bedrooms and bathrooms as well as green measures (roof garden and solar systems that generate electricity and heat) These architectural features allow for a structural design that is a balloon frame system utilizing available wood sizes and taking advantage of the bearing perimeter walls
These living spaces serve as possible examples of future residences that graduating students may engage with in their structural design vocations
Project Description This project represents a continuum between last yearrsquos work and an approach that Civil Engineering Seniors at CSUN are using to assist a humanitarian organization lsquoHelping Hands and Beyond Incrsquo (a nonprofit group) promotes wellness at Fonds des Negravegres (a rural Haitian community) Last year the organization approached CSUNrsquos Civil Engineering and Construction Management (CECM) Department to help designing a medical facility for the constituents it serves in Haiti CECM delivered architectural and structural services for the facility The designed facility comprised a large waiting area medical examination rooms a dental care room psychotherapy evaluation room a pharmacy and a laboratory area
After a practicing medical professional critiqued the design and along with other needs (such as reliance on low technology constant population growth and limited number of medical practitioners in the community) CECM decided on an expansion plan that follows an evolutionary pattern This pattern involves analysis modeling and interpretation allowing students to create a generative design that meets current demand and one that grows continuously
TEAM MEMBERS
132015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management
Concrete Canoe
Economical Bridge Design for Impoverished Area
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Sahar AkelDaniel AkmakdijianEsvin BardalesThais CardosoarrudaGabriel CastilloChristopher CedilloMarco DejeronimoSean DelapazKyle DijamcoDavid DuongPhat DuongCristian Duran (Captain)Gracy EstradaJoseph FedericoUbaldo FloresAndrew GomezJulioromano IglesiaGarrett LangeCeleste LopezEileen MavrakisJonathan OntiverosKarla OrtizCesar PalominoJoel PlascenciaSam PotsKarin SampsonJose SanchezRanses SilesHeidy SilesEstefany Varela
Apekshya Bajrachanya James BellDerek ChowMuhanad EliasErika EstradaRudy GaldamezAhmed GuerreroChris JudkinsSimon LaoKevin Liu (Captain)Angel MartinezJoe MedinaIvan MendezLuis MolinaGeorgina MoralesRosa OrellanaJoanna PhungClaris RiveraJose SahagunJason St PierreRigoberto TorresKurt Van Volkinburg
Project Description Each year the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) challenges students to design construct and race a canoe cast entirely using lightweight concrete
Using ASCE regulations the competition allows students to develop their engineering skills further This includes discovery problem identification solution plans implementation analysis and interpretation Working together the team is able to analyze and develop an efficient canoe design that can be used to build a product that can withstand hydrodynamic forces one that is stable and can propel across coastal waters
Project Description The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) challenge and sponsor civil engineering students nationally to design fabricate and construct a structural steel bridge on an annual basis
The ASCE CSUN Steel Bridge team was tasked with designing and constructing of an economical bridge which will allow for commerce between impoverished farming villages and the capital of a fictional country In order to prove the feasibility of design we were asked to construct a 110 scale model to demostrate the concept Unique challenges for this year include the inability to utilize temporary piers due to deep organic soil In addition low water levels during dry seasons do not allow for the use of barges
14 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISORS
Hector BonillaCollin CierlakBrian JonesSeth Rhine (Captain)Garrett RobertsonArnold SantosAlexander Shtraykher
Prof Patricia Dousette
Prof Felix Rabinovich
Project Description In conjunction with Advanced Technology Information Management System (ATIMS) a company that provides law enforcement software to various agencies the JMSPA will prototype various web application functions and features for future use in ATIMSrsquos proprietary jail management software application The JMSPA is built upon a foundation of modern single-page web application technologies such as C Entity Framework Amazon Web Services (AWS) and AngularJS
Jail Management Single Page Application (JMSPA)
Emanuel CanacaEdgar Contreras (Captain)Agustin JimenezAmir Yazdani
Osvaldo ArambulaEric Bierman (Captain)Freddy GarciaRodolfo Mendez-CisnerosMitchell MichaelisBertha Rivera
Dr Mohamed Hegab
Dr Mohamed HegabFaculty Advisor
BLVD 6200
Mariposa Land Port of Entry in Nogales Arizona
Project Description Mixed-use project Apartments Retail Parking Located in Hollywood on Hollywood Blvd
Project Description Upgrades to the Mariposa Land Port of Entry pedestrian and car border crossing
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management
Computer Science
152015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Study Buddy
Lightning3D Game EngineProf Patricia DousetteFaculty Advisor
Prof Patricia DousetteFaculty Advisor
Tom ConawayNik LaBelleUyen (Wesley) LiangCara NguyenAnthony Sager (Captain)Xintong (Summer) ShiAlex Swanson
Cory Carvalho (Captain) John Daglas Movses Margaryan Matthew Martineau Austin MyersZhaoyu Yan
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Study Buddy is a productivity tool suite which offers note taking a to-do list a calendar and flashcards Our goal is to help students achieve their full academic potential
Study Buddy is desgined for use with Android phones or tablets Our core tool is a digital note taking system where students may type or handwrite notes Users may also easily embed pictures videos and sound recordings take from their device within their notes We offer a todo list to track tasks and a calendar for events Finally we have a flashcard system where users can create multiple decks of cards
Project Description Lightning3D is a lightweight cross-platform 3D game engine It is written in Java and uses OpenGL ES The engine comes with support for Android and Windows platforms It features mesh loading physicscollision based on the bullet physics library projectiles networking particle systems procedurally generated levels rendering animation textures shading and lighting
Computer Science
Kasu HettiarachchiAbel LawalErnie LedezmaOscar LugoDani OdichoJose PechJoseph PenaTariq Rafiq (Captain)
Prof Patricia Dousette
CodeEscapeProject Description The objective of this project is to create a first-person horror game which will assist players in learning the basics of Java The potential customers for this product will be students who are taking an introductory course in Java and for those who are interested in learning the language Normally Java is learned through the classroom or through online guides This product can be very useful to the customer since it offers a different and fun manner in which to learn a programming language
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
16 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Network of Electronic Self-Navigating Transports (NEST)
Prof Patricia Dousette
Dr Nhut Ho
Sean BuckleyVaratep BuranintuDragos GutaYun KimJeffrey Limbacher (Captain)Pinar SayimDavid Wu
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description NEST is a system managing a large group of highly autonomous UAVs that are doing delivery in a small area NEST will give the tools needed in order for a small group of human operators to manage a fleet of hundreds or thousands of UAVs including manipulating the automation monitoring tools that give the large amounts of data in a easy to view format and controlling individual elements of the operations NEST is also capable of communicating with a small quadrotor to send commands
Computer Science
FACULTY ADVISOR
Shayan BozorgmehriCollin CierlakJamey DogomAlex Paiva (Captain)
Ms Doris Chaney
Lights OutProject Description An AndroidAndroid Wearable game that takes hand gestures with a focus to a user that are blind or deaf
TEAM MEMBERS
ADVISOR
172015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Matthew GuevaraTricia HeckmanMohamed Saad MostafaChristian Zamudio (Captain)
Armen AynilianPablo Alejandro Casas (Captain)John ClarkMaria Alexandra GeronillaJason MendozaMatthew MunozBrett Smith
Dr George Law
Micromouse Project
Electrical amp Computer Engineering
Project Description Micromouse is an engineering design competition created by IEEE where small robotic mice solve a 16x16 maze The mice are completely autonomous robots that must find their way from a predetermined starting position to the central area of the maze unaided The mouse will need to keep track of where it is discover walls as it explores map out the maze and detect when it has reached the goal Having reached the goal the mouse will typically perform additional searches of the maze until it has found an optimal route from the start to the centerTEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
Autonomous Unmanned Aerial VehicleProject Description The objective of the project is to produce an aerial vehicle that is capable of autonomously navigating avoiding obstacles and interacting with both other aerial vehicles and ground vehicles
Dr Ron Mehler
Dr Xiaojun Geng
Dr Kourosh Sedghisigarchi
FACULTY ADVISORS
18 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Electrical amp Computer Engineering
AMFM Receiver
WWVB Receiver
Digital Storage Scope
FACULTY ADVISOR
Ryan Dean (Captain)John HurichCarlos SandovalManuel ValadezJackson Vick
Meet AnkleshwariaAlex AvakianAlejandro CamposNicolas Eng (Captain)Bryan Mazariego
Armando AguilarBehrouz BeigyGovinda BudhathokiAmanda CampbellSean Houlihan (Captain)
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Design a Receiver to pick up commercial band
Project Description The WWVB station near Fort Collins Colorado broadcasts a 60kHz signal which tranmits the national time (UTC) and other information over a period of one minute The receiver decodes this signal and then displays the transmitted time on an LCD board exactly like a radio controlled clock that syncs every night
Project Description The digital storage scope is an external unit which attaches to the input terminals of an oscilloscope and that displays signals indefinitely The input has two inputs which converts the input signal into digital signals capable of being stored It is capable of displaying a 1 MHz square wave signal as a minimum and also displays all analog signals up to 1MHz All three axes (x y z) are controlled by the external unit Delayed sweep and pretriggering are provided
Dr Ichiro Hashimoto
Dr Ichiro HashimotoFaculty Advisor
Dr Ichiro HashimotoFaculty Advisor
192015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Delivery Hexacopter
Hybrid Layer Manufacturing 3D Printer
Dynamical Lug Wrench
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management
FACULTY ADVISOR
Dr Bingbing Li
Guida Abdulhamid AlhashashHamad A AlShahin (Captain)Tariq Mohammad AlsulamiMohammed Abdulaziz BindreesBakur Ibrahim Santaly
Naif Abdullah AlabdullatefAbdullah Hassan AlabriAbdullah Osama BahamdinChristina Maya JolieAileen Jane ShinDiego Ernesto VilchezJorge Zubiate (Captain)
Abdullhman AlawfiAbdulaziz M Alfayadh (Captain)Hamdan Ahmed AljeraisyFaisal Muhammed AlmaneeSaleh Ibrahim A AlrosaisAbdullah Abdulaziz AlsorayaiMutaz Fahad AlsubaieFaisal Saud Altubayyeb
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description This project proposed to make a Hexacopter to deliver documents by adding a safe box with finger print or pin code access
Project Description The HLM3D seeks to combine the best features of both processes in one machine to create objects that are unique to Hybrid Layer Manufacturing high quality require little training in machining reduce the amount of waste material and reduce cost of creating high quality objects
Project Description The dynamic Lug wrench is a multi-nuts remover that can simultaneously remove all tire bolts at once It offers a simple and stress-free system to change tires since a person only uses a single lug wrench to remove all bolts Moreover the product is unique compared to the standard lug wrench enabling faster and simpler method of changing tires The dynamical wrench will guarantee safety since it can change flat tires in a fast and modest method
Dr Bingbing LiFaculty Advisor
Dr Bingbing LiFaculty Advisor
20 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
FACULTY ADVISOR
TEAM MEMBERSBenjamin DavisPhillip FadriquelaGavin FallenLuis GarciaMichael GauntSamuel GaxiolaKaren GuerreroAdrian InghilterraBryan JuarezSidney LimMelody MojibSteven MoroNaimat ShifaManpreet SidhuJangjujhar SinghJeff SutherlandMisael ToledoErik Wagner (Captain)
Dr CT Lin
Intelligent Ground Vehicle
Human Powered Vehicle Project
Abdulaziz AlhaddadTalal AlthafairiAbdulrahman AlzaabiNadia AnglesDaniela CaballeroFrancis Chuatoco (Captain)William CornellDaniel CoxHayk DamiryanJason GeggieFares HasanRyan ImmediatoBriana LandavazoRicardo MartinJoseph MaxeyLuis OrnelasMichael PerezJesse RiveraOscar RosasAbdullah SameetJose SanchezAviel Yazditabar
Mechanical Engineering
Prof Aram Khachatourians
Project Description The Human Powered Vehicle Challenge (HPVC) is an annual competition sponsored by The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) It provides an opportunity for undergraduate Mechanical Engineering students to develop design analyze build test validate and finally compete with their own sustainable and practical vehicle
This Senior Design Project is organized into four main teams The Systems team is a new addition this year and conducts System Engineering tasks and is ultimately responsible for the performance of the vehicle and ensuring that requirements and rules are closely followed by other teams The Frame Team designs analyzes and builds the frame for the vehicle This yearrsquos frame will be constructed from Aluminum 6061-T6 and completely machined and welded in-house by HPV team members The Fairing teamrsquos goal is to reduce the weight by about 25 An open Carbon Fiber fairing is being utilized which will provide sufficient ground clearance while making it easy for the riders to
enter and exit the vehicle in a timely fashion Finally the components team optimizes such subsystems as steering breaking and drive systems
CSUNrsquos students will compete in the Human Powered Vehicle Challenge at San Jose California on April 24-26 2015 against engineering schools from all over the world in such events as Design Speed Endurance and Innovation
Project Description The Intelligent Ground Vehicle project is a project based on navigating a fully autonomous robot through a course filled with obstacles designed to obstruct our path to waypoints that must be achieved The robot used to navigate this course is a robot designed by the team that features a standard suspension and a low-profile design perfect for the high maneuverability necessary to complete the course The robot uses a GPS and compass for navigation purposes along with three laser range finders and two cameras which are all used for obstacle avoidance
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
212015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Mechanical Engineering
Abdulrahman AbdulrahmanTitus AreeckalVladimir Arutyunov (Captain)John BastarLuis CalderonWilliam CaulkJames ConnollyDaniel DoKhaled ErdainiDavid GaetaKevin HudelsonRaymundo JimenezAllen KasapianEric KattanKelvin KonevskyNaguib SaidChristopher ThompsonKendra ToddAurora VarelaIan WilmothPaulo Yu
Dr George Youssef
SAE Aero Design Heavy Lift AircraftProject Description The Society of Automotive Engineerrsquos Aero Design competition challenges students to design manufacture and fly a radio controlled cargo aircraft on a mission to simulate a humanitarian aid cargo drop The approach to this project taken by the CSUN Aero Team is to simulate a professional aerospace engineering firm This requires students to apply a solid understanding of the technical skills they have gained throughout their education as well as practical skills and teamwork The mission objective of this yearrsquos competition is to design an aircraft that can drop a 3 lb humanitarian aid package onto a fixed ground target from at least 100 ft in the air In addition to the mission requirements there are variable constraints on the aircraft weight and the weight of static cargo the aircraft takes with it on the mission In order to maximize the teamrsquos mission score we selected the strictest possible system weight requirements
This project is the culminating experience of years of engineering education The teamrsquos goal is to win the competition while upholding world-class standards of engineering professionalism Students took their design through the entire product development cycle concept design analysis manufacturing testing and operation At the competition in Van Nuys CA over the wekend of April 24th the CSUN Aero Team will compete against universities from around the world in static events as well as mission performance
FACULTY ADVISOR
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Our team engineered a vertical-axis wind turbine This project is a continuation of a 2014 Alternative Energy Teamrsquos project Vertical axis blades were chosen due to increased efficiency as opposed to typical horizontal axis windmills The structure is made of stainless steel to increase stability and durability and arms made of aluminum When assembled an alternator generates additional electrical energy to the batteries in CSUNrsquos HAAS Lab these batteries currently store energy from a solar panel Because the current solar panel creates more energy than is used in the lab we designed and built a sea water desalinization system to take advantage of the excess energy in the batteries
Our renewable energy powered desalinator is designed to take advantage of the reverse osmosis membrane desalination technology With an output of fresh water production capacity of almost 76 litersday (20 GPD) the unit is designed to produce drinking water in compliance with standards established by the World Health Organization (WHO)
Saleh AldakheelAbdulaziz AldewaikhFranck Ndedi BalemagnaMohamed CheraitiaRyan Crane (Captain)Garo DadarianVictor FarodoluSevak GalstyanMeng HanDavid HernandezSeth HurdTravis JackKyle LofgrenDaniel MedinaMallory MurrLaura SaccoAnthony ScarcelloHovhanness ShadanyanArbi ShahmirzaianChristopher SilvaDaniel Wegeshe
TEAM MEMBERS
Dr Abhijit Mukherjee
FACULTY ADVISOR Solar and Wind Powered Sea Water Desalinator
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Mechanical Engineering
Formula SAE Car ProjectFACULTY ADVISOR
Dr Stewart Prince
Jasem Abdulrahman Jozef Adams AeroAbdulaziz Albloushi Gino Alfonso-Macauley Abdullah Ali Abdullah Alibrahim Basel Alotaibi Abdullah Alshaiji Abdullah Alsumait Fahad Alzubi Bader Bader Jordan BandakJonathan Baumgarten (Captain)Nicholas Beard Brandon BelardoBrian Biehl AeroJeffery Bonsall Chris ChockCameron DarnellJoseph Ferrara Matthew Ferrer Ryan Haroutunian Kevin Klingenhoff Patrick Lumague Alonzo Mennano David Meyer Kirsten Mies Kevin Miranda Adnan Moborak Jorge Molina Andrew Monesi James Nakamura John Oviedo Divyam Patel Ryan Persaud Cameron Robichou Mark Rothenberg Ryan Selve Keve Shoemaker Alan Smith John Carlos Sotelo Greg Thompson Ana Ujueta Lucas Wittig
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Formula SAE is an annual competition held by SAE International co-sponsored by a consortium of companies including General Motors Ford Chrysler and Honda The concept of the competition is to create a fictional manufacturing firm that has appointed a design team Matador Motorsports to produce a prototype racecar The target market is the non-professional autocross racer Students are required to conceive design and build a formula style racecar to compete each year against other universities from around the world
This capstone project requires the skills and theory learned from the mechanical engineering cornerstone classes Two parts of the curriculum are emphasized theoretical and applied aspects Students work with state-of-the-art equipment that manufacture the components they have designed This teaches them the benefits of simple practical designs and ease of manufacturing Furthermore the FSAE experience entails managing cost fitting each individualrsquos design into the overall assembly and testing the components
The design and fabrication of the FSAE racecar takes place over a period of nine months and is used as a training ground for young engineering students in preparation for the immensely competitive engineering industry Restrictions are placed on the design of the car in order to test the studentrsquos ingenuity for maximizing the vehicles performance This project develops essential skills used by engineering firms from the design process to fabrication each step of this project takes cost ease of manufacturing and vehicle performance into consideration Once our racecar has been designed manufactured and tested the team travels to the SAE competition in Lincoln Nebraska to compete against engineering schools from all over the world in static and dynamic events
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NICK MANSURVice President EngineeringAeroVironment
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Diane SchwartzComputer Science
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Ruting JiaElectrical amp Computer Engineering
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Luis EcheverriaNorthrop Grumman CorporationManufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management Liaison Council Christopher M EricksonChief Engineer Future ProgramsAerojet RocketdyneCollege Industry Advisory Board
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Vahag MinassianProject Manufacturing EngineerNorthrop Grumman CorporationManufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management Liaison Council
Lief MorinPresidentKey Info Naomi PalmerSection ManagerPower and Sensor SystemsJet Propulsion Lab (JPL)College Industry Advisory Board
Felix RabinovichDirector Product DevelopmentATIMSCollege Industry Advisory Board
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Computer Science [USU La Crescenta Room East Conference Center]100 - 120 pm Jail Management Single Page Application (JMSPA)125 - 145 pm Lightning3D Game Engine150 - 210 pm Network of Electronic Self-Navigating Transports (NEST)230 - 250 pm Lights Out
Electrical and Computer Engineering [USU Thousand Oaks Room Southwest Addition Second Floor]100 - 120 pm Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle125 - 145 pm Micromouse Project150 - 210 pm Digital Storage Scope
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management [USU Van Nuys Room East Conference Center]100 - 120 pm Delivery Hexacopter125 - 145 pm Dynamical Lug Wrench150 - 210 pm Hybrid Layer Manufacturing 3D Printer
Mechanical Engineering [USU Panorama Room East Conference Center]100 - 120 pm Intelligent Ground Vehicle125 - 145 pm Solar and Wind Powered Sea Water Desalinator150 - 210 pm SAE Aero Design Heavy Lift Aircraft230 - 250 pm Human Powered Vehicle Challenge255 - 315 pm Formula SAE Car Project
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112015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management
Computer Science
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management
Senior Design Projects
12 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Dr Sami Maalouf
FACULTY ADVISOR
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management
TEAM MEMBERS Expanding a Medical Facility in Haiti to Meet the Communityrsquos Growing Demand Fausto Miguel Camarena
Muhanad EliasErika EstradaIvan MendezChristopher Tomes (Captain)Noral J Walker Jr
Gracy EstradaMaher HanbaliAlex IglesiasAnthony LehmanKarla Ortiz FloresJoseph PalacioAbteen Shirehjini (Captain)
Towards a Splendid CityProject Description This group of projects started out as simple exercises to get undergraduate civil engineering students acquainted with wood design and construction in seismically active areas on the West Coast The single family dwellings (SFD) and multi-family dwellings (MFD) are proposed within Los Angeles County
From an architectural point of view the two-story SFDrsquos include living area kitchen dining area bedrooms and bathrooms as well as green measures (roof garden and solar systems that generate electricity and heat) In addition the three-story MFD includes living area kitchen dining area bedrooms and bathrooms as well as green measures (roof garden and solar systems that generate electricity and heat) These architectural features allow for a structural design that is a balloon frame system utilizing available wood sizes and taking advantage of the bearing perimeter walls
These living spaces serve as possible examples of future residences that graduating students may engage with in their structural design vocations
Project Description This project represents a continuum between last yearrsquos work and an approach that Civil Engineering Seniors at CSUN are using to assist a humanitarian organization lsquoHelping Hands and Beyond Incrsquo (a nonprofit group) promotes wellness at Fonds des Negravegres (a rural Haitian community) Last year the organization approached CSUNrsquos Civil Engineering and Construction Management (CECM) Department to help designing a medical facility for the constituents it serves in Haiti CECM delivered architectural and structural services for the facility The designed facility comprised a large waiting area medical examination rooms a dental care room psychotherapy evaluation room a pharmacy and a laboratory area
After a practicing medical professional critiqued the design and along with other needs (such as reliance on low technology constant population growth and limited number of medical practitioners in the community) CECM decided on an expansion plan that follows an evolutionary pattern This pattern involves analysis modeling and interpretation allowing students to create a generative design that meets current demand and one that grows continuously
TEAM MEMBERS
132015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management
Concrete Canoe
Economical Bridge Design for Impoverished Area
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Sahar AkelDaniel AkmakdijianEsvin BardalesThais CardosoarrudaGabriel CastilloChristopher CedilloMarco DejeronimoSean DelapazKyle DijamcoDavid DuongPhat DuongCristian Duran (Captain)Gracy EstradaJoseph FedericoUbaldo FloresAndrew GomezJulioromano IglesiaGarrett LangeCeleste LopezEileen MavrakisJonathan OntiverosKarla OrtizCesar PalominoJoel PlascenciaSam PotsKarin SampsonJose SanchezRanses SilesHeidy SilesEstefany Varela
Apekshya Bajrachanya James BellDerek ChowMuhanad EliasErika EstradaRudy GaldamezAhmed GuerreroChris JudkinsSimon LaoKevin Liu (Captain)Angel MartinezJoe MedinaIvan MendezLuis MolinaGeorgina MoralesRosa OrellanaJoanna PhungClaris RiveraJose SahagunJason St PierreRigoberto TorresKurt Van Volkinburg
Project Description Each year the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) challenges students to design construct and race a canoe cast entirely using lightweight concrete
Using ASCE regulations the competition allows students to develop their engineering skills further This includes discovery problem identification solution plans implementation analysis and interpretation Working together the team is able to analyze and develop an efficient canoe design that can be used to build a product that can withstand hydrodynamic forces one that is stable and can propel across coastal waters
Project Description The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) challenge and sponsor civil engineering students nationally to design fabricate and construct a structural steel bridge on an annual basis
The ASCE CSUN Steel Bridge team was tasked with designing and constructing of an economical bridge which will allow for commerce between impoverished farming villages and the capital of a fictional country In order to prove the feasibility of design we were asked to construct a 110 scale model to demostrate the concept Unique challenges for this year include the inability to utilize temporary piers due to deep organic soil In addition low water levels during dry seasons do not allow for the use of barges
14 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISORS
Hector BonillaCollin CierlakBrian JonesSeth Rhine (Captain)Garrett RobertsonArnold SantosAlexander Shtraykher
Prof Patricia Dousette
Prof Felix Rabinovich
Project Description In conjunction with Advanced Technology Information Management System (ATIMS) a company that provides law enforcement software to various agencies the JMSPA will prototype various web application functions and features for future use in ATIMSrsquos proprietary jail management software application The JMSPA is built upon a foundation of modern single-page web application technologies such as C Entity Framework Amazon Web Services (AWS) and AngularJS
Jail Management Single Page Application (JMSPA)
Emanuel CanacaEdgar Contreras (Captain)Agustin JimenezAmir Yazdani
Osvaldo ArambulaEric Bierman (Captain)Freddy GarciaRodolfo Mendez-CisnerosMitchell MichaelisBertha Rivera
Dr Mohamed Hegab
Dr Mohamed HegabFaculty Advisor
BLVD 6200
Mariposa Land Port of Entry in Nogales Arizona
Project Description Mixed-use project Apartments Retail Parking Located in Hollywood on Hollywood Blvd
Project Description Upgrades to the Mariposa Land Port of Entry pedestrian and car border crossing
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management
Computer Science
152015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Study Buddy
Lightning3D Game EngineProf Patricia DousetteFaculty Advisor
Prof Patricia DousetteFaculty Advisor
Tom ConawayNik LaBelleUyen (Wesley) LiangCara NguyenAnthony Sager (Captain)Xintong (Summer) ShiAlex Swanson
Cory Carvalho (Captain) John Daglas Movses Margaryan Matthew Martineau Austin MyersZhaoyu Yan
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Study Buddy is a productivity tool suite which offers note taking a to-do list a calendar and flashcards Our goal is to help students achieve their full academic potential
Study Buddy is desgined for use with Android phones or tablets Our core tool is a digital note taking system where students may type or handwrite notes Users may also easily embed pictures videos and sound recordings take from their device within their notes We offer a todo list to track tasks and a calendar for events Finally we have a flashcard system where users can create multiple decks of cards
Project Description Lightning3D is a lightweight cross-platform 3D game engine It is written in Java and uses OpenGL ES The engine comes with support for Android and Windows platforms It features mesh loading physicscollision based on the bullet physics library projectiles networking particle systems procedurally generated levels rendering animation textures shading and lighting
Computer Science
Kasu HettiarachchiAbel LawalErnie LedezmaOscar LugoDani OdichoJose PechJoseph PenaTariq Rafiq (Captain)
Prof Patricia Dousette
CodeEscapeProject Description The objective of this project is to create a first-person horror game which will assist players in learning the basics of Java The potential customers for this product will be students who are taking an introductory course in Java and for those who are interested in learning the language Normally Java is learned through the classroom or through online guides This product can be very useful to the customer since it offers a different and fun manner in which to learn a programming language
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
16 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Network of Electronic Self-Navigating Transports (NEST)
Prof Patricia Dousette
Dr Nhut Ho
Sean BuckleyVaratep BuranintuDragos GutaYun KimJeffrey Limbacher (Captain)Pinar SayimDavid Wu
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description NEST is a system managing a large group of highly autonomous UAVs that are doing delivery in a small area NEST will give the tools needed in order for a small group of human operators to manage a fleet of hundreds or thousands of UAVs including manipulating the automation monitoring tools that give the large amounts of data in a easy to view format and controlling individual elements of the operations NEST is also capable of communicating with a small quadrotor to send commands
Computer Science
FACULTY ADVISOR
Shayan BozorgmehriCollin CierlakJamey DogomAlex Paiva (Captain)
Ms Doris Chaney
Lights OutProject Description An AndroidAndroid Wearable game that takes hand gestures with a focus to a user that are blind or deaf
TEAM MEMBERS
ADVISOR
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Matthew GuevaraTricia HeckmanMohamed Saad MostafaChristian Zamudio (Captain)
Armen AynilianPablo Alejandro Casas (Captain)John ClarkMaria Alexandra GeronillaJason MendozaMatthew MunozBrett Smith
Dr George Law
Micromouse Project
Electrical amp Computer Engineering
Project Description Micromouse is an engineering design competition created by IEEE where small robotic mice solve a 16x16 maze The mice are completely autonomous robots that must find their way from a predetermined starting position to the central area of the maze unaided The mouse will need to keep track of where it is discover walls as it explores map out the maze and detect when it has reached the goal Having reached the goal the mouse will typically perform additional searches of the maze until it has found an optimal route from the start to the centerTEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
Autonomous Unmanned Aerial VehicleProject Description The objective of the project is to produce an aerial vehicle that is capable of autonomously navigating avoiding obstacles and interacting with both other aerial vehicles and ground vehicles
Dr Ron Mehler
Dr Xiaojun Geng
Dr Kourosh Sedghisigarchi
FACULTY ADVISORS
18 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Electrical amp Computer Engineering
AMFM Receiver
WWVB Receiver
Digital Storage Scope
FACULTY ADVISOR
Ryan Dean (Captain)John HurichCarlos SandovalManuel ValadezJackson Vick
Meet AnkleshwariaAlex AvakianAlejandro CamposNicolas Eng (Captain)Bryan Mazariego
Armando AguilarBehrouz BeigyGovinda BudhathokiAmanda CampbellSean Houlihan (Captain)
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Design a Receiver to pick up commercial band
Project Description The WWVB station near Fort Collins Colorado broadcasts a 60kHz signal which tranmits the national time (UTC) and other information over a period of one minute The receiver decodes this signal and then displays the transmitted time on an LCD board exactly like a radio controlled clock that syncs every night
Project Description The digital storage scope is an external unit which attaches to the input terminals of an oscilloscope and that displays signals indefinitely The input has two inputs which converts the input signal into digital signals capable of being stored It is capable of displaying a 1 MHz square wave signal as a minimum and also displays all analog signals up to 1MHz All three axes (x y z) are controlled by the external unit Delayed sweep and pretriggering are provided
Dr Ichiro Hashimoto
Dr Ichiro HashimotoFaculty Advisor
Dr Ichiro HashimotoFaculty Advisor
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Delivery Hexacopter
Hybrid Layer Manufacturing 3D Printer
Dynamical Lug Wrench
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management
FACULTY ADVISOR
Dr Bingbing Li
Guida Abdulhamid AlhashashHamad A AlShahin (Captain)Tariq Mohammad AlsulamiMohammed Abdulaziz BindreesBakur Ibrahim Santaly
Naif Abdullah AlabdullatefAbdullah Hassan AlabriAbdullah Osama BahamdinChristina Maya JolieAileen Jane ShinDiego Ernesto VilchezJorge Zubiate (Captain)
Abdullhman AlawfiAbdulaziz M Alfayadh (Captain)Hamdan Ahmed AljeraisyFaisal Muhammed AlmaneeSaleh Ibrahim A AlrosaisAbdullah Abdulaziz AlsorayaiMutaz Fahad AlsubaieFaisal Saud Altubayyeb
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description This project proposed to make a Hexacopter to deliver documents by adding a safe box with finger print or pin code access
Project Description The HLM3D seeks to combine the best features of both processes in one machine to create objects that are unique to Hybrid Layer Manufacturing high quality require little training in machining reduce the amount of waste material and reduce cost of creating high quality objects
Project Description The dynamic Lug wrench is a multi-nuts remover that can simultaneously remove all tire bolts at once It offers a simple and stress-free system to change tires since a person only uses a single lug wrench to remove all bolts Moreover the product is unique compared to the standard lug wrench enabling faster and simpler method of changing tires The dynamical wrench will guarantee safety since it can change flat tires in a fast and modest method
Dr Bingbing LiFaculty Advisor
Dr Bingbing LiFaculty Advisor
20 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
FACULTY ADVISOR
TEAM MEMBERSBenjamin DavisPhillip FadriquelaGavin FallenLuis GarciaMichael GauntSamuel GaxiolaKaren GuerreroAdrian InghilterraBryan JuarezSidney LimMelody MojibSteven MoroNaimat ShifaManpreet SidhuJangjujhar SinghJeff SutherlandMisael ToledoErik Wagner (Captain)
Dr CT Lin
Intelligent Ground Vehicle
Human Powered Vehicle Project
Abdulaziz AlhaddadTalal AlthafairiAbdulrahman AlzaabiNadia AnglesDaniela CaballeroFrancis Chuatoco (Captain)William CornellDaniel CoxHayk DamiryanJason GeggieFares HasanRyan ImmediatoBriana LandavazoRicardo MartinJoseph MaxeyLuis OrnelasMichael PerezJesse RiveraOscar RosasAbdullah SameetJose SanchezAviel Yazditabar
Mechanical Engineering
Prof Aram Khachatourians
Project Description The Human Powered Vehicle Challenge (HPVC) is an annual competition sponsored by The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) It provides an opportunity for undergraduate Mechanical Engineering students to develop design analyze build test validate and finally compete with their own sustainable and practical vehicle
This Senior Design Project is organized into four main teams The Systems team is a new addition this year and conducts System Engineering tasks and is ultimately responsible for the performance of the vehicle and ensuring that requirements and rules are closely followed by other teams The Frame Team designs analyzes and builds the frame for the vehicle This yearrsquos frame will be constructed from Aluminum 6061-T6 and completely machined and welded in-house by HPV team members The Fairing teamrsquos goal is to reduce the weight by about 25 An open Carbon Fiber fairing is being utilized which will provide sufficient ground clearance while making it easy for the riders to
enter and exit the vehicle in a timely fashion Finally the components team optimizes such subsystems as steering breaking and drive systems
CSUNrsquos students will compete in the Human Powered Vehicle Challenge at San Jose California on April 24-26 2015 against engineering schools from all over the world in such events as Design Speed Endurance and Innovation
Project Description The Intelligent Ground Vehicle project is a project based on navigating a fully autonomous robot through a course filled with obstacles designed to obstruct our path to waypoints that must be achieved The robot used to navigate this course is a robot designed by the team that features a standard suspension and a low-profile design perfect for the high maneuverability necessary to complete the course The robot uses a GPS and compass for navigation purposes along with three laser range finders and two cameras which are all used for obstacle avoidance
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
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Mechanical Engineering
Abdulrahman AbdulrahmanTitus AreeckalVladimir Arutyunov (Captain)John BastarLuis CalderonWilliam CaulkJames ConnollyDaniel DoKhaled ErdainiDavid GaetaKevin HudelsonRaymundo JimenezAllen KasapianEric KattanKelvin KonevskyNaguib SaidChristopher ThompsonKendra ToddAurora VarelaIan WilmothPaulo Yu
Dr George Youssef
SAE Aero Design Heavy Lift AircraftProject Description The Society of Automotive Engineerrsquos Aero Design competition challenges students to design manufacture and fly a radio controlled cargo aircraft on a mission to simulate a humanitarian aid cargo drop The approach to this project taken by the CSUN Aero Team is to simulate a professional aerospace engineering firm This requires students to apply a solid understanding of the technical skills they have gained throughout their education as well as practical skills and teamwork The mission objective of this yearrsquos competition is to design an aircraft that can drop a 3 lb humanitarian aid package onto a fixed ground target from at least 100 ft in the air In addition to the mission requirements there are variable constraints on the aircraft weight and the weight of static cargo the aircraft takes with it on the mission In order to maximize the teamrsquos mission score we selected the strictest possible system weight requirements
This project is the culminating experience of years of engineering education The teamrsquos goal is to win the competition while upholding world-class standards of engineering professionalism Students took their design through the entire product development cycle concept design analysis manufacturing testing and operation At the competition in Van Nuys CA over the wekend of April 24th the CSUN Aero Team will compete against universities from around the world in static events as well as mission performance
FACULTY ADVISOR
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Our team engineered a vertical-axis wind turbine This project is a continuation of a 2014 Alternative Energy Teamrsquos project Vertical axis blades were chosen due to increased efficiency as opposed to typical horizontal axis windmills The structure is made of stainless steel to increase stability and durability and arms made of aluminum When assembled an alternator generates additional electrical energy to the batteries in CSUNrsquos HAAS Lab these batteries currently store energy from a solar panel Because the current solar panel creates more energy than is used in the lab we designed and built a sea water desalinization system to take advantage of the excess energy in the batteries
Our renewable energy powered desalinator is designed to take advantage of the reverse osmosis membrane desalination technology With an output of fresh water production capacity of almost 76 litersday (20 GPD) the unit is designed to produce drinking water in compliance with standards established by the World Health Organization (WHO)
Saleh AldakheelAbdulaziz AldewaikhFranck Ndedi BalemagnaMohamed CheraitiaRyan Crane (Captain)Garo DadarianVictor FarodoluSevak GalstyanMeng HanDavid HernandezSeth HurdTravis JackKyle LofgrenDaniel MedinaMallory MurrLaura SaccoAnthony ScarcelloHovhanness ShadanyanArbi ShahmirzaianChristopher SilvaDaniel Wegeshe
TEAM MEMBERS
Dr Abhijit Mukherjee
FACULTY ADVISOR Solar and Wind Powered Sea Water Desalinator
22 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Mechanical Engineering
Formula SAE Car ProjectFACULTY ADVISOR
Dr Stewart Prince
Jasem Abdulrahman Jozef Adams AeroAbdulaziz Albloushi Gino Alfonso-Macauley Abdullah Ali Abdullah Alibrahim Basel Alotaibi Abdullah Alshaiji Abdullah Alsumait Fahad Alzubi Bader Bader Jordan BandakJonathan Baumgarten (Captain)Nicholas Beard Brandon BelardoBrian Biehl AeroJeffery Bonsall Chris ChockCameron DarnellJoseph Ferrara Matthew Ferrer Ryan Haroutunian Kevin Klingenhoff Patrick Lumague Alonzo Mennano David Meyer Kirsten Mies Kevin Miranda Adnan Moborak Jorge Molina Andrew Monesi James Nakamura John Oviedo Divyam Patel Ryan Persaud Cameron Robichou Mark Rothenberg Ryan Selve Keve Shoemaker Alan Smith John Carlos Sotelo Greg Thompson Ana Ujueta Lucas Wittig
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Formula SAE is an annual competition held by SAE International co-sponsored by a consortium of companies including General Motors Ford Chrysler and Honda The concept of the competition is to create a fictional manufacturing firm that has appointed a design team Matador Motorsports to produce a prototype racecar The target market is the non-professional autocross racer Students are required to conceive design and build a formula style racecar to compete each year against other universities from around the world
This capstone project requires the skills and theory learned from the mechanical engineering cornerstone classes Two parts of the curriculum are emphasized theoretical and applied aspects Students work with state-of-the-art equipment that manufacture the components they have designed This teaches them the benefits of simple practical designs and ease of manufacturing Furthermore the FSAE experience entails managing cost fitting each individualrsquos design into the overall assembly and testing the components
The design and fabrication of the FSAE racecar takes place over a period of nine months and is used as a training ground for young engineering students in preparation for the immensely competitive engineering industry Restrictions are placed on the design of the car in order to test the studentrsquos ingenuity for maximizing the vehicles performance This project develops essential skills used by engineering firms from the design process to fabrication each step of this project takes cost ease of manufacturing and vehicle performance into consideration Once our racecar has been designed manufactured and tested the team travels to the SAE competition in Lincoln Nebraska to compete against engineering schools from all over the world in static and dynamic events
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ScheduleCivil Engineering and Construction Management [USU Tujunga Room East Conference Center]100 - 120 pm Concrete Canoe125 - 145 pm BLVD 6200150 - 210 pm Expanding a Medical Facility in Haiti to Meet the Communityrsquos Growing Demand 230 - 250 pm Towards a Splendid City255 - 315 pm Economical Bridge Design for Impoverished Area320 - 340 pm Mariposa Land Port of Entry in Nogales Arizona
Computer Science [USU La Crescenta Room East Conference Center]100 - 120 pm Jail Management Single Page Application (JMSPA)125 - 145 pm Lightning3D Game Engine150 - 210 pm Network of Electronic Self-Navigating Transports (NEST)230 - 250 pm Lights Out
Electrical and Computer Engineering [USU Thousand Oaks Room Southwest Addition Second Floor]100 - 120 pm Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle125 - 145 pm Micromouse Project150 - 210 pm Digital Storage Scope
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management [USU Van Nuys Room East Conference Center]100 - 120 pm Delivery Hexacopter125 - 145 pm Dynamical Lug Wrench150 - 210 pm Hybrid Layer Manufacturing 3D Printer
Mechanical Engineering [USU Panorama Room East Conference Center]100 - 120 pm Intelligent Ground Vehicle125 - 145 pm Solar and Wind Powered Sea Water Desalinator150 - 210 pm SAE Aero Design Heavy Lift Aircraft230 - 250 pm Human Powered Vehicle Challenge255 - 315 pm Formula SAE Car Project
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Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management
Computer Science
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management
Senior Design Projects
12 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Dr Sami Maalouf
FACULTY ADVISOR
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management
TEAM MEMBERS Expanding a Medical Facility in Haiti to Meet the Communityrsquos Growing Demand Fausto Miguel Camarena
Muhanad EliasErika EstradaIvan MendezChristopher Tomes (Captain)Noral J Walker Jr
Gracy EstradaMaher HanbaliAlex IglesiasAnthony LehmanKarla Ortiz FloresJoseph PalacioAbteen Shirehjini (Captain)
Towards a Splendid CityProject Description This group of projects started out as simple exercises to get undergraduate civil engineering students acquainted with wood design and construction in seismically active areas on the West Coast The single family dwellings (SFD) and multi-family dwellings (MFD) are proposed within Los Angeles County
From an architectural point of view the two-story SFDrsquos include living area kitchen dining area bedrooms and bathrooms as well as green measures (roof garden and solar systems that generate electricity and heat) In addition the three-story MFD includes living area kitchen dining area bedrooms and bathrooms as well as green measures (roof garden and solar systems that generate electricity and heat) These architectural features allow for a structural design that is a balloon frame system utilizing available wood sizes and taking advantage of the bearing perimeter walls
These living spaces serve as possible examples of future residences that graduating students may engage with in their structural design vocations
Project Description This project represents a continuum between last yearrsquos work and an approach that Civil Engineering Seniors at CSUN are using to assist a humanitarian organization lsquoHelping Hands and Beyond Incrsquo (a nonprofit group) promotes wellness at Fonds des Negravegres (a rural Haitian community) Last year the organization approached CSUNrsquos Civil Engineering and Construction Management (CECM) Department to help designing a medical facility for the constituents it serves in Haiti CECM delivered architectural and structural services for the facility The designed facility comprised a large waiting area medical examination rooms a dental care room psychotherapy evaluation room a pharmacy and a laboratory area
After a practicing medical professional critiqued the design and along with other needs (such as reliance on low technology constant population growth and limited number of medical practitioners in the community) CECM decided on an expansion plan that follows an evolutionary pattern This pattern involves analysis modeling and interpretation allowing students to create a generative design that meets current demand and one that grows continuously
TEAM MEMBERS
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Civil Engineering amp Construction Management
Concrete Canoe
Economical Bridge Design for Impoverished Area
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Sahar AkelDaniel AkmakdijianEsvin BardalesThais CardosoarrudaGabriel CastilloChristopher CedilloMarco DejeronimoSean DelapazKyle DijamcoDavid DuongPhat DuongCristian Duran (Captain)Gracy EstradaJoseph FedericoUbaldo FloresAndrew GomezJulioromano IglesiaGarrett LangeCeleste LopezEileen MavrakisJonathan OntiverosKarla OrtizCesar PalominoJoel PlascenciaSam PotsKarin SampsonJose SanchezRanses SilesHeidy SilesEstefany Varela
Apekshya Bajrachanya James BellDerek ChowMuhanad EliasErika EstradaRudy GaldamezAhmed GuerreroChris JudkinsSimon LaoKevin Liu (Captain)Angel MartinezJoe MedinaIvan MendezLuis MolinaGeorgina MoralesRosa OrellanaJoanna PhungClaris RiveraJose SahagunJason St PierreRigoberto TorresKurt Van Volkinburg
Project Description Each year the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) challenges students to design construct and race a canoe cast entirely using lightweight concrete
Using ASCE regulations the competition allows students to develop their engineering skills further This includes discovery problem identification solution plans implementation analysis and interpretation Working together the team is able to analyze and develop an efficient canoe design that can be used to build a product that can withstand hydrodynamic forces one that is stable and can propel across coastal waters
Project Description The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) challenge and sponsor civil engineering students nationally to design fabricate and construct a structural steel bridge on an annual basis
The ASCE CSUN Steel Bridge team was tasked with designing and constructing of an economical bridge which will allow for commerce between impoverished farming villages and the capital of a fictional country In order to prove the feasibility of design we were asked to construct a 110 scale model to demostrate the concept Unique challenges for this year include the inability to utilize temporary piers due to deep organic soil In addition low water levels during dry seasons do not allow for the use of barges
14 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISORS
Hector BonillaCollin CierlakBrian JonesSeth Rhine (Captain)Garrett RobertsonArnold SantosAlexander Shtraykher
Prof Patricia Dousette
Prof Felix Rabinovich
Project Description In conjunction with Advanced Technology Information Management System (ATIMS) a company that provides law enforcement software to various agencies the JMSPA will prototype various web application functions and features for future use in ATIMSrsquos proprietary jail management software application The JMSPA is built upon a foundation of modern single-page web application technologies such as C Entity Framework Amazon Web Services (AWS) and AngularJS
Jail Management Single Page Application (JMSPA)
Emanuel CanacaEdgar Contreras (Captain)Agustin JimenezAmir Yazdani
Osvaldo ArambulaEric Bierman (Captain)Freddy GarciaRodolfo Mendez-CisnerosMitchell MichaelisBertha Rivera
Dr Mohamed Hegab
Dr Mohamed HegabFaculty Advisor
BLVD 6200
Mariposa Land Port of Entry in Nogales Arizona
Project Description Mixed-use project Apartments Retail Parking Located in Hollywood on Hollywood Blvd
Project Description Upgrades to the Mariposa Land Port of Entry pedestrian and car border crossing
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management
Computer Science
152015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Study Buddy
Lightning3D Game EngineProf Patricia DousetteFaculty Advisor
Prof Patricia DousetteFaculty Advisor
Tom ConawayNik LaBelleUyen (Wesley) LiangCara NguyenAnthony Sager (Captain)Xintong (Summer) ShiAlex Swanson
Cory Carvalho (Captain) John Daglas Movses Margaryan Matthew Martineau Austin MyersZhaoyu Yan
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Study Buddy is a productivity tool suite which offers note taking a to-do list a calendar and flashcards Our goal is to help students achieve their full academic potential
Study Buddy is desgined for use with Android phones or tablets Our core tool is a digital note taking system where students may type or handwrite notes Users may also easily embed pictures videos and sound recordings take from their device within their notes We offer a todo list to track tasks and a calendar for events Finally we have a flashcard system where users can create multiple decks of cards
Project Description Lightning3D is a lightweight cross-platform 3D game engine It is written in Java and uses OpenGL ES The engine comes with support for Android and Windows platforms It features mesh loading physicscollision based on the bullet physics library projectiles networking particle systems procedurally generated levels rendering animation textures shading and lighting
Computer Science
Kasu HettiarachchiAbel LawalErnie LedezmaOscar LugoDani OdichoJose PechJoseph PenaTariq Rafiq (Captain)
Prof Patricia Dousette
CodeEscapeProject Description The objective of this project is to create a first-person horror game which will assist players in learning the basics of Java The potential customers for this product will be students who are taking an introductory course in Java and for those who are interested in learning the language Normally Java is learned through the classroom or through online guides This product can be very useful to the customer since it offers a different and fun manner in which to learn a programming language
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
16 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Network of Electronic Self-Navigating Transports (NEST)
Prof Patricia Dousette
Dr Nhut Ho
Sean BuckleyVaratep BuranintuDragos GutaYun KimJeffrey Limbacher (Captain)Pinar SayimDavid Wu
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description NEST is a system managing a large group of highly autonomous UAVs that are doing delivery in a small area NEST will give the tools needed in order for a small group of human operators to manage a fleet of hundreds or thousands of UAVs including manipulating the automation monitoring tools that give the large amounts of data in a easy to view format and controlling individual elements of the operations NEST is also capable of communicating with a small quadrotor to send commands
Computer Science
FACULTY ADVISOR
Shayan BozorgmehriCollin CierlakJamey DogomAlex Paiva (Captain)
Ms Doris Chaney
Lights OutProject Description An AndroidAndroid Wearable game that takes hand gestures with a focus to a user that are blind or deaf
TEAM MEMBERS
ADVISOR
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Matthew GuevaraTricia HeckmanMohamed Saad MostafaChristian Zamudio (Captain)
Armen AynilianPablo Alejandro Casas (Captain)John ClarkMaria Alexandra GeronillaJason MendozaMatthew MunozBrett Smith
Dr George Law
Micromouse Project
Electrical amp Computer Engineering
Project Description Micromouse is an engineering design competition created by IEEE where small robotic mice solve a 16x16 maze The mice are completely autonomous robots that must find their way from a predetermined starting position to the central area of the maze unaided The mouse will need to keep track of where it is discover walls as it explores map out the maze and detect when it has reached the goal Having reached the goal the mouse will typically perform additional searches of the maze until it has found an optimal route from the start to the centerTEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
Autonomous Unmanned Aerial VehicleProject Description The objective of the project is to produce an aerial vehicle that is capable of autonomously navigating avoiding obstacles and interacting with both other aerial vehicles and ground vehicles
Dr Ron Mehler
Dr Xiaojun Geng
Dr Kourosh Sedghisigarchi
FACULTY ADVISORS
18 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Electrical amp Computer Engineering
AMFM Receiver
WWVB Receiver
Digital Storage Scope
FACULTY ADVISOR
Ryan Dean (Captain)John HurichCarlos SandovalManuel ValadezJackson Vick
Meet AnkleshwariaAlex AvakianAlejandro CamposNicolas Eng (Captain)Bryan Mazariego
Armando AguilarBehrouz BeigyGovinda BudhathokiAmanda CampbellSean Houlihan (Captain)
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Design a Receiver to pick up commercial band
Project Description The WWVB station near Fort Collins Colorado broadcasts a 60kHz signal which tranmits the national time (UTC) and other information over a period of one minute The receiver decodes this signal and then displays the transmitted time on an LCD board exactly like a radio controlled clock that syncs every night
Project Description The digital storage scope is an external unit which attaches to the input terminals of an oscilloscope and that displays signals indefinitely The input has two inputs which converts the input signal into digital signals capable of being stored It is capable of displaying a 1 MHz square wave signal as a minimum and also displays all analog signals up to 1MHz All three axes (x y z) are controlled by the external unit Delayed sweep and pretriggering are provided
Dr Ichiro Hashimoto
Dr Ichiro HashimotoFaculty Advisor
Dr Ichiro HashimotoFaculty Advisor
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Delivery Hexacopter
Hybrid Layer Manufacturing 3D Printer
Dynamical Lug Wrench
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management
FACULTY ADVISOR
Dr Bingbing Li
Guida Abdulhamid AlhashashHamad A AlShahin (Captain)Tariq Mohammad AlsulamiMohammed Abdulaziz BindreesBakur Ibrahim Santaly
Naif Abdullah AlabdullatefAbdullah Hassan AlabriAbdullah Osama BahamdinChristina Maya JolieAileen Jane ShinDiego Ernesto VilchezJorge Zubiate (Captain)
Abdullhman AlawfiAbdulaziz M Alfayadh (Captain)Hamdan Ahmed AljeraisyFaisal Muhammed AlmaneeSaleh Ibrahim A AlrosaisAbdullah Abdulaziz AlsorayaiMutaz Fahad AlsubaieFaisal Saud Altubayyeb
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description This project proposed to make a Hexacopter to deliver documents by adding a safe box with finger print or pin code access
Project Description The HLM3D seeks to combine the best features of both processes in one machine to create objects that are unique to Hybrid Layer Manufacturing high quality require little training in machining reduce the amount of waste material and reduce cost of creating high quality objects
Project Description The dynamic Lug wrench is a multi-nuts remover that can simultaneously remove all tire bolts at once It offers a simple and stress-free system to change tires since a person only uses a single lug wrench to remove all bolts Moreover the product is unique compared to the standard lug wrench enabling faster and simpler method of changing tires The dynamical wrench will guarantee safety since it can change flat tires in a fast and modest method
Dr Bingbing LiFaculty Advisor
Dr Bingbing LiFaculty Advisor
20 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
FACULTY ADVISOR
TEAM MEMBERSBenjamin DavisPhillip FadriquelaGavin FallenLuis GarciaMichael GauntSamuel GaxiolaKaren GuerreroAdrian InghilterraBryan JuarezSidney LimMelody MojibSteven MoroNaimat ShifaManpreet SidhuJangjujhar SinghJeff SutherlandMisael ToledoErik Wagner (Captain)
Dr CT Lin
Intelligent Ground Vehicle
Human Powered Vehicle Project
Abdulaziz AlhaddadTalal AlthafairiAbdulrahman AlzaabiNadia AnglesDaniela CaballeroFrancis Chuatoco (Captain)William CornellDaniel CoxHayk DamiryanJason GeggieFares HasanRyan ImmediatoBriana LandavazoRicardo MartinJoseph MaxeyLuis OrnelasMichael PerezJesse RiveraOscar RosasAbdullah SameetJose SanchezAviel Yazditabar
Mechanical Engineering
Prof Aram Khachatourians
Project Description The Human Powered Vehicle Challenge (HPVC) is an annual competition sponsored by The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) It provides an opportunity for undergraduate Mechanical Engineering students to develop design analyze build test validate and finally compete with their own sustainable and practical vehicle
This Senior Design Project is organized into four main teams The Systems team is a new addition this year and conducts System Engineering tasks and is ultimately responsible for the performance of the vehicle and ensuring that requirements and rules are closely followed by other teams The Frame Team designs analyzes and builds the frame for the vehicle This yearrsquos frame will be constructed from Aluminum 6061-T6 and completely machined and welded in-house by HPV team members The Fairing teamrsquos goal is to reduce the weight by about 25 An open Carbon Fiber fairing is being utilized which will provide sufficient ground clearance while making it easy for the riders to
enter and exit the vehicle in a timely fashion Finally the components team optimizes such subsystems as steering breaking and drive systems
CSUNrsquos students will compete in the Human Powered Vehicle Challenge at San Jose California on April 24-26 2015 against engineering schools from all over the world in such events as Design Speed Endurance and Innovation
Project Description The Intelligent Ground Vehicle project is a project based on navigating a fully autonomous robot through a course filled with obstacles designed to obstruct our path to waypoints that must be achieved The robot used to navigate this course is a robot designed by the team that features a standard suspension and a low-profile design perfect for the high maneuverability necessary to complete the course The robot uses a GPS and compass for navigation purposes along with three laser range finders and two cameras which are all used for obstacle avoidance
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
212015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Mechanical Engineering
Abdulrahman AbdulrahmanTitus AreeckalVladimir Arutyunov (Captain)John BastarLuis CalderonWilliam CaulkJames ConnollyDaniel DoKhaled ErdainiDavid GaetaKevin HudelsonRaymundo JimenezAllen KasapianEric KattanKelvin KonevskyNaguib SaidChristopher ThompsonKendra ToddAurora VarelaIan WilmothPaulo Yu
Dr George Youssef
SAE Aero Design Heavy Lift AircraftProject Description The Society of Automotive Engineerrsquos Aero Design competition challenges students to design manufacture and fly a radio controlled cargo aircraft on a mission to simulate a humanitarian aid cargo drop The approach to this project taken by the CSUN Aero Team is to simulate a professional aerospace engineering firm This requires students to apply a solid understanding of the technical skills they have gained throughout their education as well as practical skills and teamwork The mission objective of this yearrsquos competition is to design an aircraft that can drop a 3 lb humanitarian aid package onto a fixed ground target from at least 100 ft in the air In addition to the mission requirements there are variable constraints on the aircraft weight and the weight of static cargo the aircraft takes with it on the mission In order to maximize the teamrsquos mission score we selected the strictest possible system weight requirements
This project is the culminating experience of years of engineering education The teamrsquos goal is to win the competition while upholding world-class standards of engineering professionalism Students took their design through the entire product development cycle concept design analysis manufacturing testing and operation At the competition in Van Nuys CA over the wekend of April 24th the CSUN Aero Team will compete against universities from around the world in static events as well as mission performance
FACULTY ADVISOR
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Our team engineered a vertical-axis wind turbine This project is a continuation of a 2014 Alternative Energy Teamrsquos project Vertical axis blades were chosen due to increased efficiency as opposed to typical horizontal axis windmills The structure is made of stainless steel to increase stability and durability and arms made of aluminum When assembled an alternator generates additional electrical energy to the batteries in CSUNrsquos HAAS Lab these batteries currently store energy from a solar panel Because the current solar panel creates more energy than is used in the lab we designed and built a sea water desalinization system to take advantage of the excess energy in the batteries
Our renewable energy powered desalinator is designed to take advantage of the reverse osmosis membrane desalination technology With an output of fresh water production capacity of almost 76 litersday (20 GPD) the unit is designed to produce drinking water in compliance with standards established by the World Health Organization (WHO)
Saleh AldakheelAbdulaziz AldewaikhFranck Ndedi BalemagnaMohamed CheraitiaRyan Crane (Captain)Garo DadarianVictor FarodoluSevak GalstyanMeng HanDavid HernandezSeth HurdTravis JackKyle LofgrenDaniel MedinaMallory MurrLaura SaccoAnthony ScarcelloHovhanness ShadanyanArbi ShahmirzaianChristopher SilvaDaniel Wegeshe
TEAM MEMBERS
Dr Abhijit Mukherjee
FACULTY ADVISOR Solar and Wind Powered Sea Water Desalinator
22 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Mechanical Engineering
Formula SAE Car ProjectFACULTY ADVISOR
Dr Stewart Prince
Jasem Abdulrahman Jozef Adams AeroAbdulaziz Albloushi Gino Alfonso-Macauley Abdullah Ali Abdullah Alibrahim Basel Alotaibi Abdullah Alshaiji Abdullah Alsumait Fahad Alzubi Bader Bader Jordan BandakJonathan Baumgarten (Captain)Nicholas Beard Brandon BelardoBrian Biehl AeroJeffery Bonsall Chris ChockCameron DarnellJoseph Ferrara Matthew Ferrer Ryan Haroutunian Kevin Klingenhoff Patrick Lumague Alonzo Mennano David Meyer Kirsten Mies Kevin Miranda Adnan Moborak Jorge Molina Andrew Monesi James Nakamura John Oviedo Divyam Patel Ryan Persaud Cameron Robichou Mark Rothenberg Ryan Selve Keve Shoemaker Alan Smith John Carlos Sotelo Greg Thompson Ana Ujueta Lucas Wittig
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Formula SAE is an annual competition held by SAE International co-sponsored by a consortium of companies including General Motors Ford Chrysler and Honda The concept of the competition is to create a fictional manufacturing firm that has appointed a design team Matador Motorsports to produce a prototype racecar The target market is the non-professional autocross racer Students are required to conceive design and build a formula style racecar to compete each year against other universities from around the world
This capstone project requires the skills and theory learned from the mechanical engineering cornerstone classes Two parts of the curriculum are emphasized theoretical and applied aspects Students work with state-of-the-art equipment that manufacture the components they have designed This teaches them the benefits of simple practical designs and ease of manufacturing Furthermore the FSAE experience entails managing cost fitting each individualrsquos design into the overall assembly and testing the components
The design and fabrication of the FSAE racecar takes place over a period of nine months and is used as a training ground for young engineering students in preparation for the immensely competitive engineering industry Restrictions are placed on the design of the car in order to test the studentrsquos ingenuity for maximizing the vehicles performance This project develops essential skills used by engineering firms from the design process to fabrication each step of this project takes cost ease of manufacturing and vehicle performance into consideration Once our racecar has been designed manufactured and tested the team travels to the SAE competition in Lincoln Nebraska to compete against engineering schools from all over the world in static and dynamic events
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Diane SchwartzComputer Science
Vidya NandikollaMechanical Engineering
Ruting JiaElectrical amp Computer Engineering
Lisa BayneMechanical EngineerCombustion Devices DesignAerojet Rocketdyne
Prakash BhartiaExecutive Vice PresidentNatel Vijay BhattFounder and CEOE-ContekElectrical and Computer Engineering Liaison Council
Rayna BurgessSoftware DeveloperXYPRO Technology Corporation
Vaughn CableSpacecraft Antenna Research GroupCaltech-JPLCollege Industry Advisory Board (Chair)Electrical and Computer Engineering Liaison Council
Luis CarbajoIEEE LA Council Chair Tuan DinhHaas Automation Michael DipsiaBranch ChiefSenior Construction EngineerDepartment of Transportation
Luis EcheverriaNorthrop Grumman CorporationManufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management Liaison Council Christopher M EricksonChief Engineer Future ProgramsAerojet RocketdyneCollege Industry Advisory Board
Jorge ErozaChief Financial OfficerSan Fernando Pallet CompanyManufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management Liaison Council
Linda FriedmanDirector Software amp Systems EngineeringNorthrop Grumman Navigation SystemsComputer Science Liaison Council
Neal GabornoSenior ManagerSAS Systems Verification CenterRaytheon Space and Airborne SystemsCollege Industry Advisory BoardComputer Science Liaison Council
Shahzain HusainSapphire Engineering Co Inc
Bill JamesManaging DirectorAvery James Inc
Muthu JeganathanSupervisor Optical and Opto-mechanical Design and Engineering GroupJet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Al KhellaTDD Process Engineer3M Drug Delivery Systems Division
Michael C McAlpineVice President Project ExecutiveConstruction Mgmt Div Western TerritorySTV Construction IncCollege Industry Advisory BoardConstruction Management Technology Advisory Board
Jimmy GandhiManufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management
Rais AhmadCivil Engineering amp Construction Management
Faculty Moderators
Vahag MinassianProject Manufacturing EngineerNorthrop Grumman CorporationManufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management Liaison Council
Lief MorinPresidentKey Info Naomi PalmerSection ManagerPower and Sensor SystemsJet Propulsion Lab (JPL)College Industry Advisory Board
Felix RabinovichDirector Product DevelopmentATIMSCollege Industry Advisory Board
Amin RashidianElectrical EngineerAerovironment IncElectrical and Computer Engineering Liaison Council
BJ SchrammPresident and COORoberts Tool Company IncManufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management Liaison Council
Todd UramotoManager Engineering OperationsNorthrop Grumman Electronic Systems
Charles VolkVice President and Chief TechnologistNorthrop Grumman Navigation Systems College Industry Advisory Board
John WrightHartzell Aerospace
Thank you Project Showcase Judges
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ScheduleCivil Engineering and Construction Management [USU Tujunga Room East Conference Center]100 - 120 pm Concrete Canoe125 - 145 pm BLVD 6200150 - 210 pm Expanding a Medical Facility in Haiti to Meet the Communityrsquos Growing Demand 230 - 250 pm Towards a Splendid City255 - 315 pm Economical Bridge Design for Impoverished Area320 - 340 pm Mariposa Land Port of Entry in Nogales Arizona
Computer Science [USU La Crescenta Room East Conference Center]100 - 120 pm Jail Management Single Page Application (JMSPA)125 - 145 pm Lightning3D Game Engine150 - 210 pm Network of Electronic Self-Navigating Transports (NEST)230 - 250 pm Lights Out
Electrical and Computer Engineering [USU Thousand Oaks Room Southwest Addition Second Floor]100 - 120 pm Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle125 - 145 pm Micromouse Project150 - 210 pm Digital Storage Scope
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management [USU Van Nuys Room East Conference Center]100 - 120 pm Delivery Hexacopter125 - 145 pm Dynamical Lug Wrench150 - 210 pm Hybrid Layer Manufacturing 3D Printer
Mechanical Engineering [USU Panorama Room East Conference Center]100 - 120 pm Intelligent Ground Vehicle125 - 145 pm Solar and Wind Powered Sea Water Desalinator150 - 210 pm SAE Aero Design Heavy Lift Aircraft230 - 250 pm Human Powered Vehicle Challenge255 - 315 pm Formula SAE Car Project
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112015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management
Computer Science
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management
Senior Design Projects
12 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Dr Sami Maalouf
FACULTY ADVISOR
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management
TEAM MEMBERS Expanding a Medical Facility in Haiti to Meet the Communityrsquos Growing Demand Fausto Miguel Camarena
Muhanad EliasErika EstradaIvan MendezChristopher Tomes (Captain)Noral J Walker Jr
Gracy EstradaMaher HanbaliAlex IglesiasAnthony LehmanKarla Ortiz FloresJoseph PalacioAbteen Shirehjini (Captain)
Towards a Splendid CityProject Description This group of projects started out as simple exercises to get undergraduate civil engineering students acquainted with wood design and construction in seismically active areas on the West Coast The single family dwellings (SFD) and multi-family dwellings (MFD) are proposed within Los Angeles County
From an architectural point of view the two-story SFDrsquos include living area kitchen dining area bedrooms and bathrooms as well as green measures (roof garden and solar systems that generate electricity and heat) In addition the three-story MFD includes living area kitchen dining area bedrooms and bathrooms as well as green measures (roof garden and solar systems that generate electricity and heat) These architectural features allow for a structural design that is a balloon frame system utilizing available wood sizes and taking advantage of the bearing perimeter walls
These living spaces serve as possible examples of future residences that graduating students may engage with in their structural design vocations
Project Description This project represents a continuum between last yearrsquos work and an approach that Civil Engineering Seniors at CSUN are using to assist a humanitarian organization lsquoHelping Hands and Beyond Incrsquo (a nonprofit group) promotes wellness at Fonds des Negravegres (a rural Haitian community) Last year the organization approached CSUNrsquos Civil Engineering and Construction Management (CECM) Department to help designing a medical facility for the constituents it serves in Haiti CECM delivered architectural and structural services for the facility The designed facility comprised a large waiting area medical examination rooms a dental care room psychotherapy evaluation room a pharmacy and a laboratory area
After a practicing medical professional critiqued the design and along with other needs (such as reliance on low technology constant population growth and limited number of medical practitioners in the community) CECM decided on an expansion plan that follows an evolutionary pattern This pattern involves analysis modeling and interpretation allowing students to create a generative design that meets current demand and one that grows continuously
TEAM MEMBERS
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Civil Engineering amp Construction Management
Concrete Canoe
Economical Bridge Design for Impoverished Area
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Sahar AkelDaniel AkmakdijianEsvin BardalesThais CardosoarrudaGabriel CastilloChristopher CedilloMarco DejeronimoSean DelapazKyle DijamcoDavid DuongPhat DuongCristian Duran (Captain)Gracy EstradaJoseph FedericoUbaldo FloresAndrew GomezJulioromano IglesiaGarrett LangeCeleste LopezEileen MavrakisJonathan OntiverosKarla OrtizCesar PalominoJoel PlascenciaSam PotsKarin SampsonJose SanchezRanses SilesHeidy SilesEstefany Varela
Apekshya Bajrachanya James BellDerek ChowMuhanad EliasErika EstradaRudy GaldamezAhmed GuerreroChris JudkinsSimon LaoKevin Liu (Captain)Angel MartinezJoe MedinaIvan MendezLuis MolinaGeorgina MoralesRosa OrellanaJoanna PhungClaris RiveraJose SahagunJason St PierreRigoberto TorresKurt Van Volkinburg
Project Description Each year the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) challenges students to design construct and race a canoe cast entirely using lightweight concrete
Using ASCE regulations the competition allows students to develop their engineering skills further This includes discovery problem identification solution plans implementation analysis and interpretation Working together the team is able to analyze and develop an efficient canoe design that can be used to build a product that can withstand hydrodynamic forces one that is stable and can propel across coastal waters
Project Description The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) challenge and sponsor civil engineering students nationally to design fabricate and construct a structural steel bridge on an annual basis
The ASCE CSUN Steel Bridge team was tasked with designing and constructing of an economical bridge which will allow for commerce between impoverished farming villages and the capital of a fictional country In order to prove the feasibility of design we were asked to construct a 110 scale model to demostrate the concept Unique challenges for this year include the inability to utilize temporary piers due to deep organic soil In addition low water levels during dry seasons do not allow for the use of barges
14 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISORS
Hector BonillaCollin CierlakBrian JonesSeth Rhine (Captain)Garrett RobertsonArnold SantosAlexander Shtraykher
Prof Patricia Dousette
Prof Felix Rabinovich
Project Description In conjunction with Advanced Technology Information Management System (ATIMS) a company that provides law enforcement software to various agencies the JMSPA will prototype various web application functions and features for future use in ATIMSrsquos proprietary jail management software application The JMSPA is built upon a foundation of modern single-page web application technologies such as C Entity Framework Amazon Web Services (AWS) and AngularJS
Jail Management Single Page Application (JMSPA)
Emanuel CanacaEdgar Contreras (Captain)Agustin JimenezAmir Yazdani
Osvaldo ArambulaEric Bierman (Captain)Freddy GarciaRodolfo Mendez-CisnerosMitchell MichaelisBertha Rivera
Dr Mohamed Hegab
Dr Mohamed HegabFaculty Advisor
BLVD 6200
Mariposa Land Port of Entry in Nogales Arizona
Project Description Mixed-use project Apartments Retail Parking Located in Hollywood on Hollywood Blvd
Project Description Upgrades to the Mariposa Land Port of Entry pedestrian and car border crossing
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management
Computer Science
152015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Study Buddy
Lightning3D Game EngineProf Patricia DousetteFaculty Advisor
Prof Patricia DousetteFaculty Advisor
Tom ConawayNik LaBelleUyen (Wesley) LiangCara NguyenAnthony Sager (Captain)Xintong (Summer) ShiAlex Swanson
Cory Carvalho (Captain) John Daglas Movses Margaryan Matthew Martineau Austin MyersZhaoyu Yan
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Study Buddy is a productivity tool suite which offers note taking a to-do list a calendar and flashcards Our goal is to help students achieve their full academic potential
Study Buddy is desgined for use with Android phones or tablets Our core tool is a digital note taking system where students may type or handwrite notes Users may also easily embed pictures videos and sound recordings take from their device within their notes We offer a todo list to track tasks and a calendar for events Finally we have a flashcard system where users can create multiple decks of cards
Project Description Lightning3D is a lightweight cross-platform 3D game engine It is written in Java and uses OpenGL ES The engine comes with support for Android and Windows platforms It features mesh loading physicscollision based on the bullet physics library projectiles networking particle systems procedurally generated levels rendering animation textures shading and lighting
Computer Science
Kasu HettiarachchiAbel LawalErnie LedezmaOscar LugoDani OdichoJose PechJoseph PenaTariq Rafiq (Captain)
Prof Patricia Dousette
CodeEscapeProject Description The objective of this project is to create a first-person horror game which will assist players in learning the basics of Java The potential customers for this product will be students who are taking an introductory course in Java and for those who are interested in learning the language Normally Java is learned through the classroom or through online guides This product can be very useful to the customer since it offers a different and fun manner in which to learn a programming language
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
16 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Network of Electronic Self-Navigating Transports (NEST)
Prof Patricia Dousette
Dr Nhut Ho
Sean BuckleyVaratep BuranintuDragos GutaYun KimJeffrey Limbacher (Captain)Pinar SayimDavid Wu
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description NEST is a system managing a large group of highly autonomous UAVs that are doing delivery in a small area NEST will give the tools needed in order for a small group of human operators to manage a fleet of hundreds or thousands of UAVs including manipulating the automation monitoring tools that give the large amounts of data in a easy to view format and controlling individual elements of the operations NEST is also capable of communicating with a small quadrotor to send commands
Computer Science
FACULTY ADVISOR
Shayan BozorgmehriCollin CierlakJamey DogomAlex Paiva (Captain)
Ms Doris Chaney
Lights OutProject Description An AndroidAndroid Wearable game that takes hand gestures with a focus to a user that are blind or deaf
TEAM MEMBERS
ADVISOR
172015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Matthew GuevaraTricia HeckmanMohamed Saad MostafaChristian Zamudio (Captain)
Armen AynilianPablo Alejandro Casas (Captain)John ClarkMaria Alexandra GeronillaJason MendozaMatthew MunozBrett Smith
Dr George Law
Micromouse Project
Electrical amp Computer Engineering
Project Description Micromouse is an engineering design competition created by IEEE where small robotic mice solve a 16x16 maze The mice are completely autonomous robots that must find their way from a predetermined starting position to the central area of the maze unaided The mouse will need to keep track of where it is discover walls as it explores map out the maze and detect when it has reached the goal Having reached the goal the mouse will typically perform additional searches of the maze until it has found an optimal route from the start to the centerTEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
Autonomous Unmanned Aerial VehicleProject Description The objective of the project is to produce an aerial vehicle that is capable of autonomously navigating avoiding obstacles and interacting with both other aerial vehicles and ground vehicles
Dr Ron Mehler
Dr Xiaojun Geng
Dr Kourosh Sedghisigarchi
FACULTY ADVISORS
18 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Electrical amp Computer Engineering
AMFM Receiver
WWVB Receiver
Digital Storage Scope
FACULTY ADVISOR
Ryan Dean (Captain)John HurichCarlos SandovalManuel ValadezJackson Vick
Meet AnkleshwariaAlex AvakianAlejandro CamposNicolas Eng (Captain)Bryan Mazariego
Armando AguilarBehrouz BeigyGovinda BudhathokiAmanda CampbellSean Houlihan (Captain)
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Design a Receiver to pick up commercial band
Project Description The WWVB station near Fort Collins Colorado broadcasts a 60kHz signal which tranmits the national time (UTC) and other information over a period of one minute The receiver decodes this signal and then displays the transmitted time on an LCD board exactly like a radio controlled clock that syncs every night
Project Description The digital storage scope is an external unit which attaches to the input terminals of an oscilloscope and that displays signals indefinitely The input has two inputs which converts the input signal into digital signals capable of being stored It is capable of displaying a 1 MHz square wave signal as a minimum and also displays all analog signals up to 1MHz All three axes (x y z) are controlled by the external unit Delayed sweep and pretriggering are provided
Dr Ichiro Hashimoto
Dr Ichiro HashimotoFaculty Advisor
Dr Ichiro HashimotoFaculty Advisor
192015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Delivery Hexacopter
Hybrid Layer Manufacturing 3D Printer
Dynamical Lug Wrench
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management
FACULTY ADVISOR
Dr Bingbing Li
Guida Abdulhamid AlhashashHamad A AlShahin (Captain)Tariq Mohammad AlsulamiMohammed Abdulaziz BindreesBakur Ibrahim Santaly
Naif Abdullah AlabdullatefAbdullah Hassan AlabriAbdullah Osama BahamdinChristina Maya JolieAileen Jane ShinDiego Ernesto VilchezJorge Zubiate (Captain)
Abdullhman AlawfiAbdulaziz M Alfayadh (Captain)Hamdan Ahmed AljeraisyFaisal Muhammed AlmaneeSaleh Ibrahim A AlrosaisAbdullah Abdulaziz AlsorayaiMutaz Fahad AlsubaieFaisal Saud Altubayyeb
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description This project proposed to make a Hexacopter to deliver documents by adding a safe box with finger print or pin code access
Project Description The HLM3D seeks to combine the best features of both processes in one machine to create objects that are unique to Hybrid Layer Manufacturing high quality require little training in machining reduce the amount of waste material and reduce cost of creating high quality objects
Project Description The dynamic Lug wrench is a multi-nuts remover that can simultaneously remove all tire bolts at once It offers a simple and stress-free system to change tires since a person only uses a single lug wrench to remove all bolts Moreover the product is unique compared to the standard lug wrench enabling faster and simpler method of changing tires The dynamical wrench will guarantee safety since it can change flat tires in a fast and modest method
Dr Bingbing LiFaculty Advisor
Dr Bingbing LiFaculty Advisor
20 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
FACULTY ADVISOR
TEAM MEMBERSBenjamin DavisPhillip FadriquelaGavin FallenLuis GarciaMichael GauntSamuel GaxiolaKaren GuerreroAdrian InghilterraBryan JuarezSidney LimMelody MojibSteven MoroNaimat ShifaManpreet SidhuJangjujhar SinghJeff SutherlandMisael ToledoErik Wagner (Captain)
Dr CT Lin
Intelligent Ground Vehicle
Human Powered Vehicle Project
Abdulaziz AlhaddadTalal AlthafairiAbdulrahman AlzaabiNadia AnglesDaniela CaballeroFrancis Chuatoco (Captain)William CornellDaniel CoxHayk DamiryanJason GeggieFares HasanRyan ImmediatoBriana LandavazoRicardo MartinJoseph MaxeyLuis OrnelasMichael PerezJesse RiveraOscar RosasAbdullah SameetJose SanchezAviel Yazditabar
Mechanical Engineering
Prof Aram Khachatourians
Project Description The Human Powered Vehicle Challenge (HPVC) is an annual competition sponsored by The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) It provides an opportunity for undergraduate Mechanical Engineering students to develop design analyze build test validate and finally compete with their own sustainable and practical vehicle
This Senior Design Project is organized into four main teams The Systems team is a new addition this year and conducts System Engineering tasks and is ultimately responsible for the performance of the vehicle and ensuring that requirements and rules are closely followed by other teams The Frame Team designs analyzes and builds the frame for the vehicle This yearrsquos frame will be constructed from Aluminum 6061-T6 and completely machined and welded in-house by HPV team members The Fairing teamrsquos goal is to reduce the weight by about 25 An open Carbon Fiber fairing is being utilized which will provide sufficient ground clearance while making it easy for the riders to
enter and exit the vehicle in a timely fashion Finally the components team optimizes such subsystems as steering breaking and drive systems
CSUNrsquos students will compete in the Human Powered Vehicle Challenge at San Jose California on April 24-26 2015 against engineering schools from all over the world in such events as Design Speed Endurance and Innovation
Project Description The Intelligent Ground Vehicle project is a project based on navigating a fully autonomous robot through a course filled with obstacles designed to obstruct our path to waypoints that must be achieved The robot used to navigate this course is a robot designed by the team that features a standard suspension and a low-profile design perfect for the high maneuverability necessary to complete the course The robot uses a GPS and compass for navigation purposes along with three laser range finders and two cameras which are all used for obstacle avoidance
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
212015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Mechanical Engineering
Abdulrahman AbdulrahmanTitus AreeckalVladimir Arutyunov (Captain)John BastarLuis CalderonWilliam CaulkJames ConnollyDaniel DoKhaled ErdainiDavid GaetaKevin HudelsonRaymundo JimenezAllen KasapianEric KattanKelvin KonevskyNaguib SaidChristopher ThompsonKendra ToddAurora VarelaIan WilmothPaulo Yu
Dr George Youssef
SAE Aero Design Heavy Lift AircraftProject Description The Society of Automotive Engineerrsquos Aero Design competition challenges students to design manufacture and fly a radio controlled cargo aircraft on a mission to simulate a humanitarian aid cargo drop The approach to this project taken by the CSUN Aero Team is to simulate a professional aerospace engineering firm This requires students to apply a solid understanding of the technical skills they have gained throughout their education as well as practical skills and teamwork The mission objective of this yearrsquos competition is to design an aircraft that can drop a 3 lb humanitarian aid package onto a fixed ground target from at least 100 ft in the air In addition to the mission requirements there are variable constraints on the aircraft weight and the weight of static cargo the aircraft takes with it on the mission In order to maximize the teamrsquos mission score we selected the strictest possible system weight requirements
This project is the culminating experience of years of engineering education The teamrsquos goal is to win the competition while upholding world-class standards of engineering professionalism Students took their design through the entire product development cycle concept design analysis manufacturing testing and operation At the competition in Van Nuys CA over the wekend of April 24th the CSUN Aero Team will compete against universities from around the world in static events as well as mission performance
FACULTY ADVISOR
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Our team engineered a vertical-axis wind turbine This project is a continuation of a 2014 Alternative Energy Teamrsquos project Vertical axis blades were chosen due to increased efficiency as opposed to typical horizontal axis windmills The structure is made of stainless steel to increase stability and durability and arms made of aluminum When assembled an alternator generates additional electrical energy to the batteries in CSUNrsquos HAAS Lab these batteries currently store energy from a solar panel Because the current solar panel creates more energy than is used in the lab we designed and built a sea water desalinization system to take advantage of the excess energy in the batteries
Our renewable energy powered desalinator is designed to take advantage of the reverse osmosis membrane desalination technology With an output of fresh water production capacity of almost 76 litersday (20 GPD) the unit is designed to produce drinking water in compliance with standards established by the World Health Organization (WHO)
Saleh AldakheelAbdulaziz AldewaikhFranck Ndedi BalemagnaMohamed CheraitiaRyan Crane (Captain)Garo DadarianVictor FarodoluSevak GalstyanMeng HanDavid HernandezSeth HurdTravis JackKyle LofgrenDaniel MedinaMallory MurrLaura SaccoAnthony ScarcelloHovhanness ShadanyanArbi ShahmirzaianChristopher SilvaDaniel Wegeshe
TEAM MEMBERS
Dr Abhijit Mukherjee
FACULTY ADVISOR Solar and Wind Powered Sea Water Desalinator
22 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Mechanical Engineering
Formula SAE Car ProjectFACULTY ADVISOR
Dr Stewart Prince
Jasem Abdulrahman Jozef Adams AeroAbdulaziz Albloushi Gino Alfonso-Macauley Abdullah Ali Abdullah Alibrahim Basel Alotaibi Abdullah Alshaiji Abdullah Alsumait Fahad Alzubi Bader Bader Jordan BandakJonathan Baumgarten (Captain)Nicholas Beard Brandon BelardoBrian Biehl AeroJeffery Bonsall Chris ChockCameron DarnellJoseph Ferrara Matthew Ferrer Ryan Haroutunian Kevin Klingenhoff Patrick Lumague Alonzo Mennano David Meyer Kirsten Mies Kevin Miranda Adnan Moborak Jorge Molina Andrew Monesi James Nakamura John Oviedo Divyam Patel Ryan Persaud Cameron Robichou Mark Rothenberg Ryan Selve Keve Shoemaker Alan Smith John Carlos Sotelo Greg Thompson Ana Ujueta Lucas Wittig
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Formula SAE is an annual competition held by SAE International co-sponsored by a consortium of companies including General Motors Ford Chrysler and Honda The concept of the competition is to create a fictional manufacturing firm that has appointed a design team Matador Motorsports to produce a prototype racecar The target market is the non-professional autocross racer Students are required to conceive design and build a formula style racecar to compete each year against other universities from around the world
This capstone project requires the skills and theory learned from the mechanical engineering cornerstone classes Two parts of the curriculum are emphasized theoretical and applied aspects Students work with state-of-the-art equipment that manufacture the components they have designed This teaches them the benefits of simple practical designs and ease of manufacturing Furthermore the FSAE experience entails managing cost fitting each individualrsquos design into the overall assembly and testing the components
The design and fabrication of the FSAE racecar takes place over a period of nine months and is used as a training ground for young engineering students in preparation for the immensely competitive engineering industry Restrictions are placed on the design of the car in order to test the studentrsquos ingenuity for maximizing the vehicles performance This project develops essential skills used by engineering firms from the design process to fabrication each step of this project takes cost ease of manufacturing and vehicle performance into consideration Once our racecar has been designed manufactured and tested the team travels to the SAE competition in Lincoln Nebraska to compete against engineering schools from all over the world in static and dynamic events
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ScheduleCivil Engineering and Construction Management [USU Tujunga Room East Conference Center]100 - 120 pm Concrete Canoe125 - 145 pm BLVD 6200150 - 210 pm Expanding a Medical Facility in Haiti to Meet the Communityrsquos Growing Demand 230 - 250 pm Towards a Splendid City255 - 315 pm Economical Bridge Design for Impoverished Area320 - 340 pm Mariposa Land Port of Entry in Nogales Arizona
Computer Science [USU La Crescenta Room East Conference Center]100 - 120 pm Jail Management Single Page Application (JMSPA)125 - 145 pm Lightning3D Game Engine150 - 210 pm Network of Electronic Self-Navigating Transports (NEST)230 - 250 pm Lights Out
Electrical and Computer Engineering [USU Thousand Oaks Room Southwest Addition Second Floor]100 - 120 pm Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle125 - 145 pm Micromouse Project150 - 210 pm Digital Storage Scope
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management [USU Van Nuys Room East Conference Center]100 - 120 pm Delivery Hexacopter125 - 145 pm Dynamical Lug Wrench150 - 210 pm Hybrid Layer Manufacturing 3D Printer
Mechanical Engineering [USU Panorama Room East Conference Center]100 - 120 pm Intelligent Ground Vehicle125 - 145 pm Solar and Wind Powered Sea Water Desalinator150 - 210 pm SAE Aero Design Heavy Lift Aircraft230 - 250 pm Human Powered Vehicle Challenge255 - 315 pm Formula SAE Car Project
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Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management
Computer Science
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management
Senior Design Projects
12 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Dr Sami Maalouf
FACULTY ADVISOR
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management
TEAM MEMBERS Expanding a Medical Facility in Haiti to Meet the Communityrsquos Growing Demand Fausto Miguel Camarena
Muhanad EliasErika EstradaIvan MendezChristopher Tomes (Captain)Noral J Walker Jr
Gracy EstradaMaher HanbaliAlex IglesiasAnthony LehmanKarla Ortiz FloresJoseph PalacioAbteen Shirehjini (Captain)
Towards a Splendid CityProject Description This group of projects started out as simple exercises to get undergraduate civil engineering students acquainted with wood design and construction in seismically active areas on the West Coast The single family dwellings (SFD) and multi-family dwellings (MFD) are proposed within Los Angeles County
From an architectural point of view the two-story SFDrsquos include living area kitchen dining area bedrooms and bathrooms as well as green measures (roof garden and solar systems that generate electricity and heat) In addition the three-story MFD includes living area kitchen dining area bedrooms and bathrooms as well as green measures (roof garden and solar systems that generate electricity and heat) These architectural features allow for a structural design that is a balloon frame system utilizing available wood sizes and taking advantage of the bearing perimeter walls
These living spaces serve as possible examples of future residences that graduating students may engage with in their structural design vocations
Project Description This project represents a continuum between last yearrsquos work and an approach that Civil Engineering Seniors at CSUN are using to assist a humanitarian organization lsquoHelping Hands and Beyond Incrsquo (a nonprofit group) promotes wellness at Fonds des Negravegres (a rural Haitian community) Last year the organization approached CSUNrsquos Civil Engineering and Construction Management (CECM) Department to help designing a medical facility for the constituents it serves in Haiti CECM delivered architectural and structural services for the facility The designed facility comprised a large waiting area medical examination rooms a dental care room psychotherapy evaluation room a pharmacy and a laboratory area
After a practicing medical professional critiqued the design and along with other needs (such as reliance on low technology constant population growth and limited number of medical practitioners in the community) CECM decided on an expansion plan that follows an evolutionary pattern This pattern involves analysis modeling and interpretation allowing students to create a generative design that meets current demand and one that grows continuously
TEAM MEMBERS
132015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management
Concrete Canoe
Economical Bridge Design for Impoverished Area
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Sahar AkelDaniel AkmakdijianEsvin BardalesThais CardosoarrudaGabriel CastilloChristopher CedilloMarco DejeronimoSean DelapazKyle DijamcoDavid DuongPhat DuongCristian Duran (Captain)Gracy EstradaJoseph FedericoUbaldo FloresAndrew GomezJulioromano IglesiaGarrett LangeCeleste LopezEileen MavrakisJonathan OntiverosKarla OrtizCesar PalominoJoel PlascenciaSam PotsKarin SampsonJose SanchezRanses SilesHeidy SilesEstefany Varela
Apekshya Bajrachanya James BellDerek ChowMuhanad EliasErika EstradaRudy GaldamezAhmed GuerreroChris JudkinsSimon LaoKevin Liu (Captain)Angel MartinezJoe MedinaIvan MendezLuis MolinaGeorgina MoralesRosa OrellanaJoanna PhungClaris RiveraJose SahagunJason St PierreRigoberto TorresKurt Van Volkinburg
Project Description Each year the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) challenges students to design construct and race a canoe cast entirely using lightweight concrete
Using ASCE regulations the competition allows students to develop their engineering skills further This includes discovery problem identification solution plans implementation analysis and interpretation Working together the team is able to analyze and develop an efficient canoe design that can be used to build a product that can withstand hydrodynamic forces one that is stable and can propel across coastal waters
Project Description The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) challenge and sponsor civil engineering students nationally to design fabricate and construct a structural steel bridge on an annual basis
The ASCE CSUN Steel Bridge team was tasked with designing and constructing of an economical bridge which will allow for commerce between impoverished farming villages and the capital of a fictional country In order to prove the feasibility of design we were asked to construct a 110 scale model to demostrate the concept Unique challenges for this year include the inability to utilize temporary piers due to deep organic soil In addition low water levels during dry seasons do not allow for the use of barges
14 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISORS
Hector BonillaCollin CierlakBrian JonesSeth Rhine (Captain)Garrett RobertsonArnold SantosAlexander Shtraykher
Prof Patricia Dousette
Prof Felix Rabinovich
Project Description In conjunction with Advanced Technology Information Management System (ATIMS) a company that provides law enforcement software to various agencies the JMSPA will prototype various web application functions and features for future use in ATIMSrsquos proprietary jail management software application The JMSPA is built upon a foundation of modern single-page web application technologies such as C Entity Framework Amazon Web Services (AWS) and AngularJS
Jail Management Single Page Application (JMSPA)
Emanuel CanacaEdgar Contreras (Captain)Agustin JimenezAmir Yazdani
Osvaldo ArambulaEric Bierman (Captain)Freddy GarciaRodolfo Mendez-CisnerosMitchell MichaelisBertha Rivera
Dr Mohamed Hegab
Dr Mohamed HegabFaculty Advisor
BLVD 6200
Mariposa Land Port of Entry in Nogales Arizona
Project Description Mixed-use project Apartments Retail Parking Located in Hollywood on Hollywood Blvd
Project Description Upgrades to the Mariposa Land Port of Entry pedestrian and car border crossing
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management
Computer Science
152015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Study Buddy
Lightning3D Game EngineProf Patricia DousetteFaculty Advisor
Prof Patricia DousetteFaculty Advisor
Tom ConawayNik LaBelleUyen (Wesley) LiangCara NguyenAnthony Sager (Captain)Xintong (Summer) ShiAlex Swanson
Cory Carvalho (Captain) John Daglas Movses Margaryan Matthew Martineau Austin MyersZhaoyu Yan
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Study Buddy is a productivity tool suite which offers note taking a to-do list a calendar and flashcards Our goal is to help students achieve their full academic potential
Study Buddy is desgined for use with Android phones or tablets Our core tool is a digital note taking system where students may type or handwrite notes Users may also easily embed pictures videos and sound recordings take from their device within their notes We offer a todo list to track tasks and a calendar for events Finally we have a flashcard system where users can create multiple decks of cards
Project Description Lightning3D is a lightweight cross-platform 3D game engine It is written in Java and uses OpenGL ES The engine comes with support for Android and Windows platforms It features mesh loading physicscollision based on the bullet physics library projectiles networking particle systems procedurally generated levels rendering animation textures shading and lighting
Computer Science
Kasu HettiarachchiAbel LawalErnie LedezmaOscar LugoDani OdichoJose PechJoseph PenaTariq Rafiq (Captain)
Prof Patricia Dousette
CodeEscapeProject Description The objective of this project is to create a first-person horror game which will assist players in learning the basics of Java The potential customers for this product will be students who are taking an introductory course in Java and for those who are interested in learning the language Normally Java is learned through the classroom or through online guides This product can be very useful to the customer since it offers a different and fun manner in which to learn a programming language
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
16 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Network of Electronic Self-Navigating Transports (NEST)
Prof Patricia Dousette
Dr Nhut Ho
Sean BuckleyVaratep BuranintuDragos GutaYun KimJeffrey Limbacher (Captain)Pinar SayimDavid Wu
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description NEST is a system managing a large group of highly autonomous UAVs that are doing delivery in a small area NEST will give the tools needed in order for a small group of human operators to manage a fleet of hundreds or thousands of UAVs including manipulating the automation monitoring tools that give the large amounts of data in a easy to view format and controlling individual elements of the operations NEST is also capable of communicating with a small quadrotor to send commands
Computer Science
FACULTY ADVISOR
Shayan BozorgmehriCollin CierlakJamey DogomAlex Paiva (Captain)
Ms Doris Chaney
Lights OutProject Description An AndroidAndroid Wearable game that takes hand gestures with a focus to a user that are blind or deaf
TEAM MEMBERS
ADVISOR
172015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Matthew GuevaraTricia HeckmanMohamed Saad MostafaChristian Zamudio (Captain)
Armen AynilianPablo Alejandro Casas (Captain)John ClarkMaria Alexandra GeronillaJason MendozaMatthew MunozBrett Smith
Dr George Law
Micromouse Project
Electrical amp Computer Engineering
Project Description Micromouse is an engineering design competition created by IEEE where small robotic mice solve a 16x16 maze The mice are completely autonomous robots that must find their way from a predetermined starting position to the central area of the maze unaided The mouse will need to keep track of where it is discover walls as it explores map out the maze and detect when it has reached the goal Having reached the goal the mouse will typically perform additional searches of the maze until it has found an optimal route from the start to the centerTEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
Autonomous Unmanned Aerial VehicleProject Description The objective of the project is to produce an aerial vehicle that is capable of autonomously navigating avoiding obstacles and interacting with both other aerial vehicles and ground vehicles
Dr Ron Mehler
Dr Xiaojun Geng
Dr Kourosh Sedghisigarchi
FACULTY ADVISORS
18 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Electrical amp Computer Engineering
AMFM Receiver
WWVB Receiver
Digital Storage Scope
FACULTY ADVISOR
Ryan Dean (Captain)John HurichCarlos SandovalManuel ValadezJackson Vick
Meet AnkleshwariaAlex AvakianAlejandro CamposNicolas Eng (Captain)Bryan Mazariego
Armando AguilarBehrouz BeigyGovinda BudhathokiAmanda CampbellSean Houlihan (Captain)
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Design a Receiver to pick up commercial band
Project Description The WWVB station near Fort Collins Colorado broadcasts a 60kHz signal which tranmits the national time (UTC) and other information over a period of one minute The receiver decodes this signal and then displays the transmitted time on an LCD board exactly like a radio controlled clock that syncs every night
Project Description The digital storage scope is an external unit which attaches to the input terminals of an oscilloscope and that displays signals indefinitely The input has two inputs which converts the input signal into digital signals capable of being stored It is capable of displaying a 1 MHz square wave signal as a minimum and also displays all analog signals up to 1MHz All three axes (x y z) are controlled by the external unit Delayed sweep and pretriggering are provided
Dr Ichiro Hashimoto
Dr Ichiro HashimotoFaculty Advisor
Dr Ichiro HashimotoFaculty Advisor
192015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Delivery Hexacopter
Hybrid Layer Manufacturing 3D Printer
Dynamical Lug Wrench
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management
FACULTY ADVISOR
Dr Bingbing Li
Guida Abdulhamid AlhashashHamad A AlShahin (Captain)Tariq Mohammad AlsulamiMohammed Abdulaziz BindreesBakur Ibrahim Santaly
Naif Abdullah AlabdullatefAbdullah Hassan AlabriAbdullah Osama BahamdinChristina Maya JolieAileen Jane ShinDiego Ernesto VilchezJorge Zubiate (Captain)
Abdullhman AlawfiAbdulaziz M Alfayadh (Captain)Hamdan Ahmed AljeraisyFaisal Muhammed AlmaneeSaleh Ibrahim A AlrosaisAbdullah Abdulaziz AlsorayaiMutaz Fahad AlsubaieFaisal Saud Altubayyeb
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description This project proposed to make a Hexacopter to deliver documents by adding a safe box with finger print or pin code access
Project Description The HLM3D seeks to combine the best features of both processes in one machine to create objects that are unique to Hybrid Layer Manufacturing high quality require little training in machining reduce the amount of waste material and reduce cost of creating high quality objects
Project Description The dynamic Lug wrench is a multi-nuts remover that can simultaneously remove all tire bolts at once It offers a simple and stress-free system to change tires since a person only uses a single lug wrench to remove all bolts Moreover the product is unique compared to the standard lug wrench enabling faster and simpler method of changing tires The dynamical wrench will guarantee safety since it can change flat tires in a fast and modest method
Dr Bingbing LiFaculty Advisor
Dr Bingbing LiFaculty Advisor
20 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
FACULTY ADVISOR
TEAM MEMBERSBenjamin DavisPhillip FadriquelaGavin FallenLuis GarciaMichael GauntSamuel GaxiolaKaren GuerreroAdrian InghilterraBryan JuarezSidney LimMelody MojibSteven MoroNaimat ShifaManpreet SidhuJangjujhar SinghJeff SutherlandMisael ToledoErik Wagner (Captain)
Dr CT Lin
Intelligent Ground Vehicle
Human Powered Vehicle Project
Abdulaziz AlhaddadTalal AlthafairiAbdulrahman AlzaabiNadia AnglesDaniela CaballeroFrancis Chuatoco (Captain)William CornellDaniel CoxHayk DamiryanJason GeggieFares HasanRyan ImmediatoBriana LandavazoRicardo MartinJoseph MaxeyLuis OrnelasMichael PerezJesse RiveraOscar RosasAbdullah SameetJose SanchezAviel Yazditabar
Mechanical Engineering
Prof Aram Khachatourians
Project Description The Human Powered Vehicle Challenge (HPVC) is an annual competition sponsored by The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) It provides an opportunity for undergraduate Mechanical Engineering students to develop design analyze build test validate and finally compete with their own sustainable and practical vehicle
This Senior Design Project is organized into four main teams The Systems team is a new addition this year and conducts System Engineering tasks and is ultimately responsible for the performance of the vehicle and ensuring that requirements and rules are closely followed by other teams The Frame Team designs analyzes and builds the frame for the vehicle This yearrsquos frame will be constructed from Aluminum 6061-T6 and completely machined and welded in-house by HPV team members The Fairing teamrsquos goal is to reduce the weight by about 25 An open Carbon Fiber fairing is being utilized which will provide sufficient ground clearance while making it easy for the riders to
enter and exit the vehicle in a timely fashion Finally the components team optimizes such subsystems as steering breaking and drive systems
CSUNrsquos students will compete in the Human Powered Vehicle Challenge at San Jose California on April 24-26 2015 against engineering schools from all over the world in such events as Design Speed Endurance and Innovation
Project Description The Intelligent Ground Vehicle project is a project based on navigating a fully autonomous robot through a course filled with obstacles designed to obstruct our path to waypoints that must be achieved The robot used to navigate this course is a robot designed by the team that features a standard suspension and a low-profile design perfect for the high maneuverability necessary to complete the course The robot uses a GPS and compass for navigation purposes along with three laser range finders and two cameras which are all used for obstacle avoidance
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
212015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Mechanical Engineering
Abdulrahman AbdulrahmanTitus AreeckalVladimir Arutyunov (Captain)John BastarLuis CalderonWilliam CaulkJames ConnollyDaniel DoKhaled ErdainiDavid GaetaKevin HudelsonRaymundo JimenezAllen KasapianEric KattanKelvin KonevskyNaguib SaidChristopher ThompsonKendra ToddAurora VarelaIan WilmothPaulo Yu
Dr George Youssef
SAE Aero Design Heavy Lift AircraftProject Description The Society of Automotive Engineerrsquos Aero Design competition challenges students to design manufacture and fly a radio controlled cargo aircraft on a mission to simulate a humanitarian aid cargo drop The approach to this project taken by the CSUN Aero Team is to simulate a professional aerospace engineering firm This requires students to apply a solid understanding of the technical skills they have gained throughout their education as well as practical skills and teamwork The mission objective of this yearrsquos competition is to design an aircraft that can drop a 3 lb humanitarian aid package onto a fixed ground target from at least 100 ft in the air In addition to the mission requirements there are variable constraints on the aircraft weight and the weight of static cargo the aircraft takes with it on the mission In order to maximize the teamrsquos mission score we selected the strictest possible system weight requirements
This project is the culminating experience of years of engineering education The teamrsquos goal is to win the competition while upholding world-class standards of engineering professionalism Students took their design through the entire product development cycle concept design analysis manufacturing testing and operation At the competition in Van Nuys CA over the wekend of April 24th the CSUN Aero Team will compete against universities from around the world in static events as well as mission performance
FACULTY ADVISOR
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Our team engineered a vertical-axis wind turbine This project is a continuation of a 2014 Alternative Energy Teamrsquos project Vertical axis blades were chosen due to increased efficiency as opposed to typical horizontal axis windmills The structure is made of stainless steel to increase stability and durability and arms made of aluminum When assembled an alternator generates additional electrical energy to the batteries in CSUNrsquos HAAS Lab these batteries currently store energy from a solar panel Because the current solar panel creates more energy than is used in the lab we designed and built a sea water desalinization system to take advantage of the excess energy in the batteries
Our renewable energy powered desalinator is designed to take advantage of the reverse osmosis membrane desalination technology With an output of fresh water production capacity of almost 76 litersday (20 GPD) the unit is designed to produce drinking water in compliance with standards established by the World Health Organization (WHO)
Saleh AldakheelAbdulaziz AldewaikhFranck Ndedi BalemagnaMohamed CheraitiaRyan Crane (Captain)Garo DadarianVictor FarodoluSevak GalstyanMeng HanDavid HernandezSeth HurdTravis JackKyle LofgrenDaniel MedinaMallory MurrLaura SaccoAnthony ScarcelloHovhanness ShadanyanArbi ShahmirzaianChristopher SilvaDaniel Wegeshe
TEAM MEMBERS
Dr Abhijit Mukherjee
FACULTY ADVISOR Solar and Wind Powered Sea Water Desalinator
22 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Mechanical Engineering
Formula SAE Car ProjectFACULTY ADVISOR
Dr Stewart Prince
Jasem Abdulrahman Jozef Adams AeroAbdulaziz Albloushi Gino Alfonso-Macauley Abdullah Ali Abdullah Alibrahim Basel Alotaibi Abdullah Alshaiji Abdullah Alsumait Fahad Alzubi Bader Bader Jordan BandakJonathan Baumgarten (Captain)Nicholas Beard Brandon BelardoBrian Biehl AeroJeffery Bonsall Chris ChockCameron DarnellJoseph Ferrara Matthew Ferrer Ryan Haroutunian Kevin Klingenhoff Patrick Lumague Alonzo Mennano David Meyer Kirsten Mies Kevin Miranda Adnan Moborak Jorge Molina Andrew Monesi James Nakamura John Oviedo Divyam Patel Ryan Persaud Cameron Robichou Mark Rothenberg Ryan Selve Keve Shoemaker Alan Smith John Carlos Sotelo Greg Thompson Ana Ujueta Lucas Wittig
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Formula SAE is an annual competition held by SAE International co-sponsored by a consortium of companies including General Motors Ford Chrysler and Honda The concept of the competition is to create a fictional manufacturing firm that has appointed a design team Matador Motorsports to produce a prototype racecar The target market is the non-professional autocross racer Students are required to conceive design and build a formula style racecar to compete each year against other universities from around the world
This capstone project requires the skills and theory learned from the mechanical engineering cornerstone classes Two parts of the curriculum are emphasized theoretical and applied aspects Students work with state-of-the-art equipment that manufacture the components they have designed This teaches them the benefits of simple practical designs and ease of manufacturing Furthermore the FSAE experience entails managing cost fitting each individualrsquos design into the overall assembly and testing the components
The design and fabrication of the FSAE racecar takes place over a period of nine months and is used as a training ground for young engineering students in preparation for the immensely competitive engineering industry Restrictions are placed on the design of the car in order to test the studentrsquos ingenuity for maximizing the vehicles performance This project develops essential skills used by engineering firms from the design process to fabrication each step of this project takes cost ease of manufacturing and vehicle performance into consideration Once our racecar has been designed manufactured and tested the team travels to the SAE competition in Lincoln Nebraska to compete against engineering schools from all over the world in static and dynamic events
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112015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management
Computer Science
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management
Senior Design Projects
12 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Dr Sami Maalouf
FACULTY ADVISOR
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management
TEAM MEMBERS Expanding a Medical Facility in Haiti to Meet the Communityrsquos Growing Demand Fausto Miguel Camarena
Muhanad EliasErika EstradaIvan MendezChristopher Tomes (Captain)Noral J Walker Jr
Gracy EstradaMaher HanbaliAlex IglesiasAnthony LehmanKarla Ortiz FloresJoseph PalacioAbteen Shirehjini (Captain)
Towards a Splendid CityProject Description This group of projects started out as simple exercises to get undergraduate civil engineering students acquainted with wood design and construction in seismically active areas on the West Coast The single family dwellings (SFD) and multi-family dwellings (MFD) are proposed within Los Angeles County
From an architectural point of view the two-story SFDrsquos include living area kitchen dining area bedrooms and bathrooms as well as green measures (roof garden and solar systems that generate electricity and heat) In addition the three-story MFD includes living area kitchen dining area bedrooms and bathrooms as well as green measures (roof garden and solar systems that generate electricity and heat) These architectural features allow for a structural design that is a balloon frame system utilizing available wood sizes and taking advantage of the bearing perimeter walls
These living spaces serve as possible examples of future residences that graduating students may engage with in their structural design vocations
Project Description This project represents a continuum between last yearrsquos work and an approach that Civil Engineering Seniors at CSUN are using to assist a humanitarian organization lsquoHelping Hands and Beyond Incrsquo (a nonprofit group) promotes wellness at Fonds des Negravegres (a rural Haitian community) Last year the organization approached CSUNrsquos Civil Engineering and Construction Management (CECM) Department to help designing a medical facility for the constituents it serves in Haiti CECM delivered architectural and structural services for the facility The designed facility comprised a large waiting area medical examination rooms a dental care room psychotherapy evaluation room a pharmacy and a laboratory area
After a practicing medical professional critiqued the design and along with other needs (such as reliance on low technology constant population growth and limited number of medical practitioners in the community) CECM decided on an expansion plan that follows an evolutionary pattern This pattern involves analysis modeling and interpretation allowing students to create a generative design that meets current demand and one that grows continuously
TEAM MEMBERS
132015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management
Concrete Canoe
Economical Bridge Design for Impoverished Area
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Sahar AkelDaniel AkmakdijianEsvin BardalesThais CardosoarrudaGabriel CastilloChristopher CedilloMarco DejeronimoSean DelapazKyle DijamcoDavid DuongPhat DuongCristian Duran (Captain)Gracy EstradaJoseph FedericoUbaldo FloresAndrew GomezJulioromano IglesiaGarrett LangeCeleste LopezEileen MavrakisJonathan OntiverosKarla OrtizCesar PalominoJoel PlascenciaSam PotsKarin SampsonJose SanchezRanses SilesHeidy SilesEstefany Varela
Apekshya Bajrachanya James BellDerek ChowMuhanad EliasErika EstradaRudy GaldamezAhmed GuerreroChris JudkinsSimon LaoKevin Liu (Captain)Angel MartinezJoe MedinaIvan MendezLuis MolinaGeorgina MoralesRosa OrellanaJoanna PhungClaris RiveraJose SahagunJason St PierreRigoberto TorresKurt Van Volkinburg
Project Description Each year the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) challenges students to design construct and race a canoe cast entirely using lightweight concrete
Using ASCE regulations the competition allows students to develop their engineering skills further This includes discovery problem identification solution plans implementation analysis and interpretation Working together the team is able to analyze and develop an efficient canoe design that can be used to build a product that can withstand hydrodynamic forces one that is stable and can propel across coastal waters
Project Description The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) challenge and sponsor civil engineering students nationally to design fabricate and construct a structural steel bridge on an annual basis
The ASCE CSUN Steel Bridge team was tasked with designing and constructing of an economical bridge which will allow for commerce between impoverished farming villages and the capital of a fictional country In order to prove the feasibility of design we were asked to construct a 110 scale model to demostrate the concept Unique challenges for this year include the inability to utilize temporary piers due to deep organic soil In addition low water levels during dry seasons do not allow for the use of barges
14 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISORS
Hector BonillaCollin CierlakBrian JonesSeth Rhine (Captain)Garrett RobertsonArnold SantosAlexander Shtraykher
Prof Patricia Dousette
Prof Felix Rabinovich
Project Description In conjunction with Advanced Technology Information Management System (ATIMS) a company that provides law enforcement software to various agencies the JMSPA will prototype various web application functions and features for future use in ATIMSrsquos proprietary jail management software application The JMSPA is built upon a foundation of modern single-page web application technologies such as C Entity Framework Amazon Web Services (AWS) and AngularJS
Jail Management Single Page Application (JMSPA)
Emanuel CanacaEdgar Contreras (Captain)Agustin JimenezAmir Yazdani
Osvaldo ArambulaEric Bierman (Captain)Freddy GarciaRodolfo Mendez-CisnerosMitchell MichaelisBertha Rivera
Dr Mohamed Hegab
Dr Mohamed HegabFaculty Advisor
BLVD 6200
Mariposa Land Port of Entry in Nogales Arizona
Project Description Mixed-use project Apartments Retail Parking Located in Hollywood on Hollywood Blvd
Project Description Upgrades to the Mariposa Land Port of Entry pedestrian and car border crossing
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management
Computer Science
152015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Study Buddy
Lightning3D Game EngineProf Patricia DousetteFaculty Advisor
Prof Patricia DousetteFaculty Advisor
Tom ConawayNik LaBelleUyen (Wesley) LiangCara NguyenAnthony Sager (Captain)Xintong (Summer) ShiAlex Swanson
Cory Carvalho (Captain) John Daglas Movses Margaryan Matthew Martineau Austin MyersZhaoyu Yan
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Study Buddy is a productivity tool suite which offers note taking a to-do list a calendar and flashcards Our goal is to help students achieve their full academic potential
Study Buddy is desgined for use with Android phones or tablets Our core tool is a digital note taking system where students may type or handwrite notes Users may also easily embed pictures videos and sound recordings take from their device within their notes We offer a todo list to track tasks and a calendar for events Finally we have a flashcard system where users can create multiple decks of cards
Project Description Lightning3D is a lightweight cross-platform 3D game engine It is written in Java and uses OpenGL ES The engine comes with support for Android and Windows platforms It features mesh loading physicscollision based on the bullet physics library projectiles networking particle systems procedurally generated levels rendering animation textures shading and lighting
Computer Science
Kasu HettiarachchiAbel LawalErnie LedezmaOscar LugoDani OdichoJose PechJoseph PenaTariq Rafiq (Captain)
Prof Patricia Dousette
CodeEscapeProject Description The objective of this project is to create a first-person horror game which will assist players in learning the basics of Java The potential customers for this product will be students who are taking an introductory course in Java and for those who are interested in learning the language Normally Java is learned through the classroom or through online guides This product can be very useful to the customer since it offers a different and fun manner in which to learn a programming language
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
16 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Network of Electronic Self-Navigating Transports (NEST)
Prof Patricia Dousette
Dr Nhut Ho
Sean BuckleyVaratep BuranintuDragos GutaYun KimJeffrey Limbacher (Captain)Pinar SayimDavid Wu
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description NEST is a system managing a large group of highly autonomous UAVs that are doing delivery in a small area NEST will give the tools needed in order for a small group of human operators to manage a fleet of hundreds or thousands of UAVs including manipulating the automation monitoring tools that give the large amounts of data in a easy to view format and controlling individual elements of the operations NEST is also capable of communicating with a small quadrotor to send commands
Computer Science
FACULTY ADVISOR
Shayan BozorgmehriCollin CierlakJamey DogomAlex Paiva (Captain)
Ms Doris Chaney
Lights OutProject Description An AndroidAndroid Wearable game that takes hand gestures with a focus to a user that are blind or deaf
TEAM MEMBERS
ADVISOR
172015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Matthew GuevaraTricia HeckmanMohamed Saad MostafaChristian Zamudio (Captain)
Armen AynilianPablo Alejandro Casas (Captain)John ClarkMaria Alexandra GeronillaJason MendozaMatthew MunozBrett Smith
Dr George Law
Micromouse Project
Electrical amp Computer Engineering
Project Description Micromouse is an engineering design competition created by IEEE where small robotic mice solve a 16x16 maze The mice are completely autonomous robots that must find their way from a predetermined starting position to the central area of the maze unaided The mouse will need to keep track of where it is discover walls as it explores map out the maze and detect when it has reached the goal Having reached the goal the mouse will typically perform additional searches of the maze until it has found an optimal route from the start to the centerTEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
Autonomous Unmanned Aerial VehicleProject Description The objective of the project is to produce an aerial vehicle that is capable of autonomously navigating avoiding obstacles and interacting with both other aerial vehicles and ground vehicles
Dr Ron Mehler
Dr Xiaojun Geng
Dr Kourosh Sedghisigarchi
FACULTY ADVISORS
18 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Electrical amp Computer Engineering
AMFM Receiver
WWVB Receiver
Digital Storage Scope
FACULTY ADVISOR
Ryan Dean (Captain)John HurichCarlos SandovalManuel ValadezJackson Vick
Meet AnkleshwariaAlex AvakianAlejandro CamposNicolas Eng (Captain)Bryan Mazariego
Armando AguilarBehrouz BeigyGovinda BudhathokiAmanda CampbellSean Houlihan (Captain)
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Design a Receiver to pick up commercial band
Project Description The WWVB station near Fort Collins Colorado broadcasts a 60kHz signal which tranmits the national time (UTC) and other information over a period of one minute The receiver decodes this signal and then displays the transmitted time on an LCD board exactly like a radio controlled clock that syncs every night
Project Description The digital storage scope is an external unit which attaches to the input terminals of an oscilloscope and that displays signals indefinitely The input has two inputs which converts the input signal into digital signals capable of being stored It is capable of displaying a 1 MHz square wave signal as a minimum and also displays all analog signals up to 1MHz All three axes (x y z) are controlled by the external unit Delayed sweep and pretriggering are provided
Dr Ichiro Hashimoto
Dr Ichiro HashimotoFaculty Advisor
Dr Ichiro HashimotoFaculty Advisor
192015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Delivery Hexacopter
Hybrid Layer Manufacturing 3D Printer
Dynamical Lug Wrench
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management
FACULTY ADVISOR
Dr Bingbing Li
Guida Abdulhamid AlhashashHamad A AlShahin (Captain)Tariq Mohammad AlsulamiMohammed Abdulaziz BindreesBakur Ibrahim Santaly
Naif Abdullah AlabdullatefAbdullah Hassan AlabriAbdullah Osama BahamdinChristina Maya JolieAileen Jane ShinDiego Ernesto VilchezJorge Zubiate (Captain)
Abdullhman AlawfiAbdulaziz M Alfayadh (Captain)Hamdan Ahmed AljeraisyFaisal Muhammed AlmaneeSaleh Ibrahim A AlrosaisAbdullah Abdulaziz AlsorayaiMutaz Fahad AlsubaieFaisal Saud Altubayyeb
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description This project proposed to make a Hexacopter to deliver documents by adding a safe box with finger print or pin code access
Project Description The HLM3D seeks to combine the best features of both processes in one machine to create objects that are unique to Hybrid Layer Manufacturing high quality require little training in machining reduce the amount of waste material and reduce cost of creating high quality objects
Project Description The dynamic Lug wrench is a multi-nuts remover that can simultaneously remove all tire bolts at once It offers a simple and stress-free system to change tires since a person only uses a single lug wrench to remove all bolts Moreover the product is unique compared to the standard lug wrench enabling faster and simpler method of changing tires The dynamical wrench will guarantee safety since it can change flat tires in a fast and modest method
Dr Bingbing LiFaculty Advisor
Dr Bingbing LiFaculty Advisor
20 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
FACULTY ADVISOR
TEAM MEMBERSBenjamin DavisPhillip FadriquelaGavin FallenLuis GarciaMichael GauntSamuel GaxiolaKaren GuerreroAdrian InghilterraBryan JuarezSidney LimMelody MojibSteven MoroNaimat ShifaManpreet SidhuJangjujhar SinghJeff SutherlandMisael ToledoErik Wagner (Captain)
Dr CT Lin
Intelligent Ground Vehicle
Human Powered Vehicle Project
Abdulaziz AlhaddadTalal AlthafairiAbdulrahman AlzaabiNadia AnglesDaniela CaballeroFrancis Chuatoco (Captain)William CornellDaniel CoxHayk DamiryanJason GeggieFares HasanRyan ImmediatoBriana LandavazoRicardo MartinJoseph MaxeyLuis OrnelasMichael PerezJesse RiveraOscar RosasAbdullah SameetJose SanchezAviel Yazditabar
Mechanical Engineering
Prof Aram Khachatourians
Project Description The Human Powered Vehicle Challenge (HPVC) is an annual competition sponsored by The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) It provides an opportunity for undergraduate Mechanical Engineering students to develop design analyze build test validate and finally compete with their own sustainable and practical vehicle
This Senior Design Project is organized into four main teams The Systems team is a new addition this year and conducts System Engineering tasks and is ultimately responsible for the performance of the vehicle and ensuring that requirements and rules are closely followed by other teams The Frame Team designs analyzes and builds the frame for the vehicle This yearrsquos frame will be constructed from Aluminum 6061-T6 and completely machined and welded in-house by HPV team members The Fairing teamrsquos goal is to reduce the weight by about 25 An open Carbon Fiber fairing is being utilized which will provide sufficient ground clearance while making it easy for the riders to
enter and exit the vehicle in a timely fashion Finally the components team optimizes such subsystems as steering breaking and drive systems
CSUNrsquos students will compete in the Human Powered Vehicle Challenge at San Jose California on April 24-26 2015 against engineering schools from all over the world in such events as Design Speed Endurance and Innovation
Project Description The Intelligent Ground Vehicle project is a project based on navigating a fully autonomous robot through a course filled with obstacles designed to obstruct our path to waypoints that must be achieved The robot used to navigate this course is a robot designed by the team that features a standard suspension and a low-profile design perfect for the high maneuverability necessary to complete the course The robot uses a GPS and compass for navigation purposes along with three laser range finders and two cameras which are all used for obstacle avoidance
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
212015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Mechanical Engineering
Abdulrahman AbdulrahmanTitus AreeckalVladimir Arutyunov (Captain)John BastarLuis CalderonWilliam CaulkJames ConnollyDaniel DoKhaled ErdainiDavid GaetaKevin HudelsonRaymundo JimenezAllen KasapianEric KattanKelvin KonevskyNaguib SaidChristopher ThompsonKendra ToddAurora VarelaIan WilmothPaulo Yu
Dr George Youssef
SAE Aero Design Heavy Lift AircraftProject Description The Society of Automotive Engineerrsquos Aero Design competition challenges students to design manufacture and fly a radio controlled cargo aircraft on a mission to simulate a humanitarian aid cargo drop The approach to this project taken by the CSUN Aero Team is to simulate a professional aerospace engineering firm This requires students to apply a solid understanding of the technical skills they have gained throughout their education as well as practical skills and teamwork The mission objective of this yearrsquos competition is to design an aircraft that can drop a 3 lb humanitarian aid package onto a fixed ground target from at least 100 ft in the air In addition to the mission requirements there are variable constraints on the aircraft weight and the weight of static cargo the aircraft takes with it on the mission In order to maximize the teamrsquos mission score we selected the strictest possible system weight requirements
This project is the culminating experience of years of engineering education The teamrsquos goal is to win the competition while upholding world-class standards of engineering professionalism Students took their design through the entire product development cycle concept design analysis manufacturing testing and operation At the competition in Van Nuys CA over the wekend of April 24th the CSUN Aero Team will compete against universities from around the world in static events as well as mission performance
FACULTY ADVISOR
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Our team engineered a vertical-axis wind turbine This project is a continuation of a 2014 Alternative Energy Teamrsquos project Vertical axis blades were chosen due to increased efficiency as opposed to typical horizontal axis windmills The structure is made of stainless steel to increase stability and durability and arms made of aluminum When assembled an alternator generates additional electrical energy to the batteries in CSUNrsquos HAAS Lab these batteries currently store energy from a solar panel Because the current solar panel creates more energy than is used in the lab we designed and built a sea water desalinization system to take advantage of the excess energy in the batteries
Our renewable energy powered desalinator is designed to take advantage of the reverse osmosis membrane desalination technology With an output of fresh water production capacity of almost 76 litersday (20 GPD) the unit is designed to produce drinking water in compliance with standards established by the World Health Organization (WHO)
Saleh AldakheelAbdulaziz AldewaikhFranck Ndedi BalemagnaMohamed CheraitiaRyan Crane (Captain)Garo DadarianVictor FarodoluSevak GalstyanMeng HanDavid HernandezSeth HurdTravis JackKyle LofgrenDaniel MedinaMallory MurrLaura SaccoAnthony ScarcelloHovhanness ShadanyanArbi ShahmirzaianChristopher SilvaDaniel Wegeshe
TEAM MEMBERS
Dr Abhijit Mukherjee
FACULTY ADVISOR Solar and Wind Powered Sea Water Desalinator
22 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Mechanical Engineering
Formula SAE Car ProjectFACULTY ADVISOR
Dr Stewart Prince
Jasem Abdulrahman Jozef Adams AeroAbdulaziz Albloushi Gino Alfonso-Macauley Abdullah Ali Abdullah Alibrahim Basel Alotaibi Abdullah Alshaiji Abdullah Alsumait Fahad Alzubi Bader Bader Jordan BandakJonathan Baumgarten (Captain)Nicholas Beard Brandon BelardoBrian Biehl AeroJeffery Bonsall Chris ChockCameron DarnellJoseph Ferrara Matthew Ferrer Ryan Haroutunian Kevin Klingenhoff Patrick Lumague Alonzo Mennano David Meyer Kirsten Mies Kevin Miranda Adnan Moborak Jorge Molina Andrew Monesi James Nakamura John Oviedo Divyam Patel Ryan Persaud Cameron Robichou Mark Rothenberg Ryan Selve Keve Shoemaker Alan Smith John Carlos Sotelo Greg Thompson Ana Ujueta Lucas Wittig
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Formula SAE is an annual competition held by SAE International co-sponsored by a consortium of companies including General Motors Ford Chrysler and Honda The concept of the competition is to create a fictional manufacturing firm that has appointed a design team Matador Motorsports to produce a prototype racecar The target market is the non-professional autocross racer Students are required to conceive design and build a formula style racecar to compete each year against other universities from around the world
This capstone project requires the skills and theory learned from the mechanical engineering cornerstone classes Two parts of the curriculum are emphasized theoretical and applied aspects Students work with state-of-the-art equipment that manufacture the components they have designed This teaches them the benefits of simple practical designs and ease of manufacturing Furthermore the FSAE experience entails managing cost fitting each individualrsquos design into the overall assembly and testing the components
The design and fabrication of the FSAE racecar takes place over a period of nine months and is used as a training ground for young engineering students in preparation for the immensely competitive engineering industry Restrictions are placed on the design of the car in order to test the studentrsquos ingenuity for maximizing the vehicles performance This project develops essential skills used by engineering firms from the design process to fabrication each step of this project takes cost ease of manufacturing and vehicle performance into consideration Once our racecar has been designed manufactured and tested the team travels to the SAE competition in Lincoln Nebraska to compete against engineering schools from all over the world in static and dynamic events
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12 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Dr Sami Maalouf
FACULTY ADVISOR
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management
TEAM MEMBERS Expanding a Medical Facility in Haiti to Meet the Communityrsquos Growing Demand Fausto Miguel Camarena
Muhanad EliasErika EstradaIvan MendezChristopher Tomes (Captain)Noral J Walker Jr
Gracy EstradaMaher HanbaliAlex IglesiasAnthony LehmanKarla Ortiz FloresJoseph PalacioAbteen Shirehjini (Captain)
Towards a Splendid CityProject Description This group of projects started out as simple exercises to get undergraduate civil engineering students acquainted with wood design and construction in seismically active areas on the West Coast The single family dwellings (SFD) and multi-family dwellings (MFD) are proposed within Los Angeles County
From an architectural point of view the two-story SFDrsquos include living area kitchen dining area bedrooms and bathrooms as well as green measures (roof garden and solar systems that generate electricity and heat) In addition the three-story MFD includes living area kitchen dining area bedrooms and bathrooms as well as green measures (roof garden and solar systems that generate electricity and heat) These architectural features allow for a structural design that is a balloon frame system utilizing available wood sizes and taking advantage of the bearing perimeter walls
These living spaces serve as possible examples of future residences that graduating students may engage with in their structural design vocations
Project Description This project represents a continuum between last yearrsquos work and an approach that Civil Engineering Seniors at CSUN are using to assist a humanitarian organization lsquoHelping Hands and Beyond Incrsquo (a nonprofit group) promotes wellness at Fonds des Negravegres (a rural Haitian community) Last year the organization approached CSUNrsquos Civil Engineering and Construction Management (CECM) Department to help designing a medical facility for the constituents it serves in Haiti CECM delivered architectural and structural services for the facility The designed facility comprised a large waiting area medical examination rooms a dental care room psychotherapy evaluation room a pharmacy and a laboratory area
After a practicing medical professional critiqued the design and along with other needs (such as reliance on low technology constant population growth and limited number of medical practitioners in the community) CECM decided on an expansion plan that follows an evolutionary pattern This pattern involves analysis modeling and interpretation allowing students to create a generative design that meets current demand and one that grows continuously
TEAM MEMBERS
132015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management
Concrete Canoe
Economical Bridge Design for Impoverished Area
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Sahar AkelDaniel AkmakdijianEsvin BardalesThais CardosoarrudaGabriel CastilloChristopher CedilloMarco DejeronimoSean DelapazKyle DijamcoDavid DuongPhat DuongCristian Duran (Captain)Gracy EstradaJoseph FedericoUbaldo FloresAndrew GomezJulioromano IglesiaGarrett LangeCeleste LopezEileen MavrakisJonathan OntiverosKarla OrtizCesar PalominoJoel PlascenciaSam PotsKarin SampsonJose SanchezRanses SilesHeidy SilesEstefany Varela
Apekshya Bajrachanya James BellDerek ChowMuhanad EliasErika EstradaRudy GaldamezAhmed GuerreroChris JudkinsSimon LaoKevin Liu (Captain)Angel MartinezJoe MedinaIvan MendezLuis MolinaGeorgina MoralesRosa OrellanaJoanna PhungClaris RiveraJose SahagunJason St PierreRigoberto TorresKurt Van Volkinburg
Project Description Each year the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) challenges students to design construct and race a canoe cast entirely using lightweight concrete
Using ASCE regulations the competition allows students to develop their engineering skills further This includes discovery problem identification solution plans implementation analysis and interpretation Working together the team is able to analyze and develop an efficient canoe design that can be used to build a product that can withstand hydrodynamic forces one that is stable and can propel across coastal waters
Project Description The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) challenge and sponsor civil engineering students nationally to design fabricate and construct a structural steel bridge on an annual basis
The ASCE CSUN Steel Bridge team was tasked with designing and constructing of an economical bridge which will allow for commerce between impoverished farming villages and the capital of a fictional country In order to prove the feasibility of design we were asked to construct a 110 scale model to demostrate the concept Unique challenges for this year include the inability to utilize temporary piers due to deep organic soil In addition low water levels during dry seasons do not allow for the use of barges
14 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISORS
Hector BonillaCollin CierlakBrian JonesSeth Rhine (Captain)Garrett RobertsonArnold SantosAlexander Shtraykher
Prof Patricia Dousette
Prof Felix Rabinovich
Project Description In conjunction with Advanced Technology Information Management System (ATIMS) a company that provides law enforcement software to various agencies the JMSPA will prototype various web application functions and features for future use in ATIMSrsquos proprietary jail management software application The JMSPA is built upon a foundation of modern single-page web application technologies such as C Entity Framework Amazon Web Services (AWS) and AngularJS
Jail Management Single Page Application (JMSPA)
Emanuel CanacaEdgar Contreras (Captain)Agustin JimenezAmir Yazdani
Osvaldo ArambulaEric Bierman (Captain)Freddy GarciaRodolfo Mendez-CisnerosMitchell MichaelisBertha Rivera
Dr Mohamed Hegab
Dr Mohamed HegabFaculty Advisor
BLVD 6200
Mariposa Land Port of Entry in Nogales Arizona
Project Description Mixed-use project Apartments Retail Parking Located in Hollywood on Hollywood Blvd
Project Description Upgrades to the Mariposa Land Port of Entry pedestrian and car border crossing
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management
Computer Science
152015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Study Buddy
Lightning3D Game EngineProf Patricia DousetteFaculty Advisor
Prof Patricia DousetteFaculty Advisor
Tom ConawayNik LaBelleUyen (Wesley) LiangCara NguyenAnthony Sager (Captain)Xintong (Summer) ShiAlex Swanson
Cory Carvalho (Captain) John Daglas Movses Margaryan Matthew Martineau Austin MyersZhaoyu Yan
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Study Buddy is a productivity tool suite which offers note taking a to-do list a calendar and flashcards Our goal is to help students achieve their full academic potential
Study Buddy is desgined for use with Android phones or tablets Our core tool is a digital note taking system where students may type or handwrite notes Users may also easily embed pictures videos and sound recordings take from their device within their notes We offer a todo list to track tasks and a calendar for events Finally we have a flashcard system where users can create multiple decks of cards
Project Description Lightning3D is a lightweight cross-platform 3D game engine It is written in Java and uses OpenGL ES The engine comes with support for Android and Windows platforms It features mesh loading physicscollision based on the bullet physics library projectiles networking particle systems procedurally generated levels rendering animation textures shading and lighting
Computer Science
Kasu HettiarachchiAbel LawalErnie LedezmaOscar LugoDani OdichoJose PechJoseph PenaTariq Rafiq (Captain)
Prof Patricia Dousette
CodeEscapeProject Description The objective of this project is to create a first-person horror game which will assist players in learning the basics of Java The potential customers for this product will be students who are taking an introductory course in Java and for those who are interested in learning the language Normally Java is learned through the classroom or through online guides This product can be very useful to the customer since it offers a different and fun manner in which to learn a programming language
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
16 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Network of Electronic Self-Navigating Transports (NEST)
Prof Patricia Dousette
Dr Nhut Ho
Sean BuckleyVaratep BuranintuDragos GutaYun KimJeffrey Limbacher (Captain)Pinar SayimDavid Wu
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description NEST is a system managing a large group of highly autonomous UAVs that are doing delivery in a small area NEST will give the tools needed in order for a small group of human operators to manage a fleet of hundreds or thousands of UAVs including manipulating the automation monitoring tools that give the large amounts of data in a easy to view format and controlling individual elements of the operations NEST is also capable of communicating with a small quadrotor to send commands
Computer Science
FACULTY ADVISOR
Shayan BozorgmehriCollin CierlakJamey DogomAlex Paiva (Captain)
Ms Doris Chaney
Lights OutProject Description An AndroidAndroid Wearable game that takes hand gestures with a focus to a user that are blind or deaf
TEAM MEMBERS
ADVISOR
172015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Matthew GuevaraTricia HeckmanMohamed Saad MostafaChristian Zamudio (Captain)
Armen AynilianPablo Alejandro Casas (Captain)John ClarkMaria Alexandra GeronillaJason MendozaMatthew MunozBrett Smith
Dr George Law
Micromouse Project
Electrical amp Computer Engineering
Project Description Micromouse is an engineering design competition created by IEEE where small robotic mice solve a 16x16 maze The mice are completely autonomous robots that must find their way from a predetermined starting position to the central area of the maze unaided The mouse will need to keep track of where it is discover walls as it explores map out the maze and detect when it has reached the goal Having reached the goal the mouse will typically perform additional searches of the maze until it has found an optimal route from the start to the centerTEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
Autonomous Unmanned Aerial VehicleProject Description The objective of the project is to produce an aerial vehicle that is capable of autonomously navigating avoiding obstacles and interacting with both other aerial vehicles and ground vehicles
Dr Ron Mehler
Dr Xiaojun Geng
Dr Kourosh Sedghisigarchi
FACULTY ADVISORS
18 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Electrical amp Computer Engineering
AMFM Receiver
WWVB Receiver
Digital Storage Scope
FACULTY ADVISOR
Ryan Dean (Captain)John HurichCarlos SandovalManuel ValadezJackson Vick
Meet AnkleshwariaAlex AvakianAlejandro CamposNicolas Eng (Captain)Bryan Mazariego
Armando AguilarBehrouz BeigyGovinda BudhathokiAmanda CampbellSean Houlihan (Captain)
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Design a Receiver to pick up commercial band
Project Description The WWVB station near Fort Collins Colorado broadcasts a 60kHz signal which tranmits the national time (UTC) and other information over a period of one minute The receiver decodes this signal and then displays the transmitted time on an LCD board exactly like a radio controlled clock that syncs every night
Project Description The digital storage scope is an external unit which attaches to the input terminals of an oscilloscope and that displays signals indefinitely The input has two inputs which converts the input signal into digital signals capable of being stored It is capable of displaying a 1 MHz square wave signal as a minimum and also displays all analog signals up to 1MHz All three axes (x y z) are controlled by the external unit Delayed sweep and pretriggering are provided
Dr Ichiro Hashimoto
Dr Ichiro HashimotoFaculty Advisor
Dr Ichiro HashimotoFaculty Advisor
192015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Delivery Hexacopter
Hybrid Layer Manufacturing 3D Printer
Dynamical Lug Wrench
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management
FACULTY ADVISOR
Dr Bingbing Li
Guida Abdulhamid AlhashashHamad A AlShahin (Captain)Tariq Mohammad AlsulamiMohammed Abdulaziz BindreesBakur Ibrahim Santaly
Naif Abdullah AlabdullatefAbdullah Hassan AlabriAbdullah Osama BahamdinChristina Maya JolieAileen Jane ShinDiego Ernesto VilchezJorge Zubiate (Captain)
Abdullhman AlawfiAbdulaziz M Alfayadh (Captain)Hamdan Ahmed AljeraisyFaisal Muhammed AlmaneeSaleh Ibrahim A AlrosaisAbdullah Abdulaziz AlsorayaiMutaz Fahad AlsubaieFaisal Saud Altubayyeb
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description This project proposed to make a Hexacopter to deliver documents by adding a safe box with finger print or pin code access
Project Description The HLM3D seeks to combine the best features of both processes in one machine to create objects that are unique to Hybrid Layer Manufacturing high quality require little training in machining reduce the amount of waste material and reduce cost of creating high quality objects
Project Description The dynamic Lug wrench is a multi-nuts remover that can simultaneously remove all tire bolts at once It offers a simple and stress-free system to change tires since a person only uses a single lug wrench to remove all bolts Moreover the product is unique compared to the standard lug wrench enabling faster and simpler method of changing tires The dynamical wrench will guarantee safety since it can change flat tires in a fast and modest method
Dr Bingbing LiFaculty Advisor
Dr Bingbing LiFaculty Advisor
20 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
FACULTY ADVISOR
TEAM MEMBERSBenjamin DavisPhillip FadriquelaGavin FallenLuis GarciaMichael GauntSamuel GaxiolaKaren GuerreroAdrian InghilterraBryan JuarezSidney LimMelody MojibSteven MoroNaimat ShifaManpreet SidhuJangjujhar SinghJeff SutherlandMisael ToledoErik Wagner (Captain)
Dr CT Lin
Intelligent Ground Vehicle
Human Powered Vehicle Project
Abdulaziz AlhaddadTalal AlthafairiAbdulrahman AlzaabiNadia AnglesDaniela CaballeroFrancis Chuatoco (Captain)William CornellDaniel CoxHayk DamiryanJason GeggieFares HasanRyan ImmediatoBriana LandavazoRicardo MartinJoseph MaxeyLuis OrnelasMichael PerezJesse RiveraOscar RosasAbdullah SameetJose SanchezAviel Yazditabar
Mechanical Engineering
Prof Aram Khachatourians
Project Description The Human Powered Vehicle Challenge (HPVC) is an annual competition sponsored by The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) It provides an opportunity for undergraduate Mechanical Engineering students to develop design analyze build test validate and finally compete with their own sustainable and practical vehicle
This Senior Design Project is organized into four main teams The Systems team is a new addition this year and conducts System Engineering tasks and is ultimately responsible for the performance of the vehicle and ensuring that requirements and rules are closely followed by other teams The Frame Team designs analyzes and builds the frame for the vehicle This yearrsquos frame will be constructed from Aluminum 6061-T6 and completely machined and welded in-house by HPV team members The Fairing teamrsquos goal is to reduce the weight by about 25 An open Carbon Fiber fairing is being utilized which will provide sufficient ground clearance while making it easy for the riders to
enter and exit the vehicle in a timely fashion Finally the components team optimizes such subsystems as steering breaking and drive systems
CSUNrsquos students will compete in the Human Powered Vehicle Challenge at San Jose California on April 24-26 2015 against engineering schools from all over the world in such events as Design Speed Endurance and Innovation
Project Description The Intelligent Ground Vehicle project is a project based on navigating a fully autonomous robot through a course filled with obstacles designed to obstruct our path to waypoints that must be achieved The robot used to navigate this course is a robot designed by the team that features a standard suspension and a low-profile design perfect for the high maneuverability necessary to complete the course The robot uses a GPS and compass for navigation purposes along with three laser range finders and two cameras which are all used for obstacle avoidance
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
212015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Mechanical Engineering
Abdulrahman AbdulrahmanTitus AreeckalVladimir Arutyunov (Captain)John BastarLuis CalderonWilliam CaulkJames ConnollyDaniel DoKhaled ErdainiDavid GaetaKevin HudelsonRaymundo JimenezAllen KasapianEric KattanKelvin KonevskyNaguib SaidChristopher ThompsonKendra ToddAurora VarelaIan WilmothPaulo Yu
Dr George Youssef
SAE Aero Design Heavy Lift AircraftProject Description The Society of Automotive Engineerrsquos Aero Design competition challenges students to design manufacture and fly a radio controlled cargo aircraft on a mission to simulate a humanitarian aid cargo drop The approach to this project taken by the CSUN Aero Team is to simulate a professional aerospace engineering firm This requires students to apply a solid understanding of the technical skills they have gained throughout their education as well as practical skills and teamwork The mission objective of this yearrsquos competition is to design an aircraft that can drop a 3 lb humanitarian aid package onto a fixed ground target from at least 100 ft in the air In addition to the mission requirements there are variable constraints on the aircraft weight and the weight of static cargo the aircraft takes with it on the mission In order to maximize the teamrsquos mission score we selected the strictest possible system weight requirements
This project is the culminating experience of years of engineering education The teamrsquos goal is to win the competition while upholding world-class standards of engineering professionalism Students took their design through the entire product development cycle concept design analysis manufacturing testing and operation At the competition in Van Nuys CA over the wekend of April 24th the CSUN Aero Team will compete against universities from around the world in static events as well as mission performance
FACULTY ADVISOR
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Our team engineered a vertical-axis wind turbine This project is a continuation of a 2014 Alternative Energy Teamrsquos project Vertical axis blades were chosen due to increased efficiency as opposed to typical horizontal axis windmills The structure is made of stainless steel to increase stability and durability and arms made of aluminum When assembled an alternator generates additional electrical energy to the batteries in CSUNrsquos HAAS Lab these batteries currently store energy from a solar panel Because the current solar panel creates more energy than is used in the lab we designed and built a sea water desalinization system to take advantage of the excess energy in the batteries
Our renewable energy powered desalinator is designed to take advantage of the reverse osmosis membrane desalination technology With an output of fresh water production capacity of almost 76 litersday (20 GPD) the unit is designed to produce drinking water in compliance with standards established by the World Health Organization (WHO)
Saleh AldakheelAbdulaziz AldewaikhFranck Ndedi BalemagnaMohamed CheraitiaRyan Crane (Captain)Garo DadarianVictor FarodoluSevak GalstyanMeng HanDavid HernandezSeth HurdTravis JackKyle LofgrenDaniel MedinaMallory MurrLaura SaccoAnthony ScarcelloHovhanness ShadanyanArbi ShahmirzaianChristopher SilvaDaniel Wegeshe
TEAM MEMBERS
Dr Abhijit Mukherjee
FACULTY ADVISOR Solar and Wind Powered Sea Water Desalinator
22 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Mechanical Engineering
Formula SAE Car ProjectFACULTY ADVISOR
Dr Stewart Prince
Jasem Abdulrahman Jozef Adams AeroAbdulaziz Albloushi Gino Alfonso-Macauley Abdullah Ali Abdullah Alibrahim Basel Alotaibi Abdullah Alshaiji Abdullah Alsumait Fahad Alzubi Bader Bader Jordan BandakJonathan Baumgarten (Captain)Nicholas Beard Brandon BelardoBrian Biehl AeroJeffery Bonsall Chris ChockCameron DarnellJoseph Ferrara Matthew Ferrer Ryan Haroutunian Kevin Klingenhoff Patrick Lumague Alonzo Mennano David Meyer Kirsten Mies Kevin Miranda Adnan Moborak Jorge Molina Andrew Monesi James Nakamura John Oviedo Divyam Patel Ryan Persaud Cameron Robichou Mark Rothenberg Ryan Selve Keve Shoemaker Alan Smith John Carlos Sotelo Greg Thompson Ana Ujueta Lucas Wittig
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Formula SAE is an annual competition held by SAE International co-sponsored by a consortium of companies including General Motors Ford Chrysler and Honda The concept of the competition is to create a fictional manufacturing firm that has appointed a design team Matador Motorsports to produce a prototype racecar The target market is the non-professional autocross racer Students are required to conceive design and build a formula style racecar to compete each year against other universities from around the world
This capstone project requires the skills and theory learned from the mechanical engineering cornerstone classes Two parts of the curriculum are emphasized theoretical and applied aspects Students work with state-of-the-art equipment that manufacture the components they have designed This teaches them the benefits of simple practical designs and ease of manufacturing Furthermore the FSAE experience entails managing cost fitting each individualrsquos design into the overall assembly and testing the components
The design and fabrication of the FSAE racecar takes place over a period of nine months and is used as a training ground for young engineering students in preparation for the immensely competitive engineering industry Restrictions are placed on the design of the car in order to test the studentrsquos ingenuity for maximizing the vehicles performance This project develops essential skills used by engineering firms from the design process to fabrication each step of this project takes cost ease of manufacturing and vehicle performance into consideration Once our racecar has been designed manufactured and tested the team travels to the SAE competition in Lincoln Nebraska to compete against engineering schools from all over the world in static and dynamic events
THE VALUE OFBUILDING
PARTNERSHIPS FOR STRONGER
COMMUNITIESWhether itrsquos providing real-time disaster assessment
for faster relief efforts or extending situational
awareness to a global scale Northrop Grummanrsquos
innovative technologies enable decision-makers to
act with unrivaled speed confidence and precision
Thatrsquos why wersquove become a leader in Unmanned
Systems Cyber C4ISR and Logistics
THE VALUE OF PERFORMANCE
wwwnor thropgrummancom
copy 2015 Northrop Grumman Corporation
Jack BuhnBalaji Iyer
Charles Volk
SDPS2015
Thank YouWe would like to thank our friends industry advisory board members
for their support for this yearrsquos Senior Design Project Showcase
252015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
26 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
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Directions and Parking Information
SDPS2015
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge CA 91330-8295httpwwwcsuneduecs
132015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management
Concrete Canoe
Economical Bridge Design for Impoverished Area
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Sahar AkelDaniel AkmakdijianEsvin BardalesThais CardosoarrudaGabriel CastilloChristopher CedilloMarco DejeronimoSean DelapazKyle DijamcoDavid DuongPhat DuongCristian Duran (Captain)Gracy EstradaJoseph FedericoUbaldo FloresAndrew GomezJulioromano IglesiaGarrett LangeCeleste LopezEileen MavrakisJonathan OntiverosKarla OrtizCesar PalominoJoel PlascenciaSam PotsKarin SampsonJose SanchezRanses SilesHeidy SilesEstefany Varela
Apekshya Bajrachanya James BellDerek ChowMuhanad EliasErika EstradaRudy GaldamezAhmed GuerreroChris JudkinsSimon LaoKevin Liu (Captain)Angel MartinezJoe MedinaIvan MendezLuis MolinaGeorgina MoralesRosa OrellanaJoanna PhungClaris RiveraJose SahagunJason St PierreRigoberto TorresKurt Van Volkinburg
Project Description Each year the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) challenges students to design construct and race a canoe cast entirely using lightweight concrete
Using ASCE regulations the competition allows students to develop their engineering skills further This includes discovery problem identification solution plans implementation analysis and interpretation Working together the team is able to analyze and develop an efficient canoe design that can be used to build a product that can withstand hydrodynamic forces one that is stable and can propel across coastal waters
Project Description The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) challenge and sponsor civil engineering students nationally to design fabricate and construct a structural steel bridge on an annual basis
The ASCE CSUN Steel Bridge team was tasked with designing and constructing of an economical bridge which will allow for commerce between impoverished farming villages and the capital of a fictional country In order to prove the feasibility of design we were asked to construct a 110 scale model to demostrate the concept Unique challenges for this year include the inability to utilize temporary piers due to deep organic soil In addition low water levels during dry seasons do not allow for the use of barges
14 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISORS
Hector BonillaCollin CierlakBrian JonesSeth Rhine (Captain)Garrett RobertsonArnold SantosAlexander Shtraykher
Prof Patricia Dousette
Prof Felix Rabinovich
Project Description In conjunction with Advanced Technology Information Management System (ATIMS) a company that provides law enforcement software to various agencies the JMSPA will prototype various web application functions and features for future use in ATIMSrsquos proprietary jail management software application The JMSPA is built upon a foundation of modern single-page web application technologies such as C Entity Framework Amazon Web Services (AWS) and AngularJS
Jail Management Single Page Application (JMSPA)
Emanuel CanacaEdgar Contreras (Captain)Agustin JimenezAmir Yazdani
Osvaldo ArambulaEric Bierman (Captain)Freddy GarciaRodolfo Mendez-CisnerosMitchell MichaelisBertha Rivera
Dr Mohamed Hegab
Dr Mohamed HegabFaculty Advisor
BLVD 6200
Mariposa Land Port of Entry in Nogales Arizona
Project Description Mixed-use project Apartments Retail Parking Located in Hollywood on Hollywood Blvd
Project Description Upgrades to the Mariposa Land Port of Entry pedestrian and car border crossing
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management
Computer Science
152015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Study Buddy
Lightning3D Game EngineProf Patricia DousetteFaculty Advisor
Prof Patricia DousetteFaculty Advisor
Tom ConawayNik LaBelleUyen (Wesley) LiangCara NguyenAnthony Sager (Captain)Xintong (Summer) ShiAlex Swanson
Cory Carvalho (Captain) John Daglas Movses Margaryan Matthew Martineau Austin MyersZhaoyu Yan
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Study Buddy is a productivity tool suite which offers note taking a to-do list a calendar and flashcards Our goal is to help students achieve their full academic potential
Study Buddy is desgined for use with Android phones or tablets Our core tool is a digital note taking system where students may type or handwrite notes Users may also easily embed pictures videos and sound recordings take from their device within their notes We offer a todo list to track tasks and a calendar for events Finally we have a flashcard system where users can create multiple decks of cards
Project Description Lightning3D is a lightweight cross-platform 3D game engine It is written in Java and uses OpenGL ES The engine comes with support for Android and Windows platforms It features mesh loading physicscollision based on the bullet physics library projectiles networking particle systems procedurally generated levels rendering animation textures shading and lighting
Computer Science
Kasu HettiarachchiAbel LawalErnie LedezmaOscar LugoDani OdichoJose PechJoseph PenaTariq Rafiq (Captain)
Prof Patricia Dousette
CodeEscapeProject Description The objective of this project is to create a first-person horror game which will assist players in learning the basics of Java The potential customers for this product will be students who are taking an introductory course in Java and for those who are interested in learning the language Normally Java is learned through the classroom or through online guides This product can be very useful to the customer since it offers a different and fun manner in which to learn a programming language
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
16 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Network of Electronic Self-Navigating Transports (NEST)
Prof Patricia Dousette
Dr Nhut Ho
Sean BuckleyVaratep BuranintuDragos GutaYun KimJeffrey Limbacher (Captain)Pinar SayimDavid Wu
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description NEST is a system managing a large group of highly autonomous UAVs that are doing delivery in a small area NEST will give the tools needed in order for a small group of human operators to manage a fleet of hundreds or thousands of UAVs including manipulating the automation monitoring tools that give the large amounts of data in a easy to view format and controlling individual elements of the operations NEST is also capable of communicating with a small quadrotor to send commands
Computer Science
FACULTY ADVISOR
Shayan BozorgmehriCollin CierlakJamey DogomAlex Paiva (Captain)
Ms Doris Chaney
Lights OutProject Description An AndroidAndroid Wearable game that takes hand gestures with a focus to a user that are blind or deaf
TEAM MEMBERS
ADVISOR
172015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Matthew GuevaraTricia HeckmanMohamed Saad MostafaChristian Zamudio (Captain)
Armen AynilianPablo Alejandro Casas (Captain)John ClarkMaria Alexandra GeronillaJason MendozaMatthew MunozBrett Smith
Dr George Law
Micromouse Project
Electrical amp Computer Engineering
Project Description Micromouse is an engineering design competition created by IEEE where small robotic mice solve a 16x16 maze The mice are completely autonomous robots that must find their way from a predetermined starting position to the central area of the maze unaided The mouse will need to keep track of where it is discover walls as it explores map out the maze and detect when it has reached the goal Having reached the goal the mouse will typically perform additional searches of the maze until it has found an optimal route from the start to the centerTEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
Autonomous Unmanned Aerial VehicleProject Description The objective of the project is to produce an aerial vehicle that is capable of autonomously navigating avoiding obstacles and interacting with both other aerial vehicles and ground vehicles
Dr Ron Mehler
Dr Xiaojun Geng
Dr Kourosh Sedghisigarchi
FACULTY ADVISORS
18 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Electrical amp Computer Engineering
AMFM Receiver
WWVB Receiver
Digital Storage Scope
FACULTY ADVISOR
Ryan Dean (Captain)John HurichCarlos SandovalManuel ValadezJackson Vick
Meet AnkleshwariaAlex AvakianAlejandro CamposNicolas Eng (Captain)Bryan Mazariego
Armando AguilarBehrouz BeigyGovinda BudhathokiAmanda CampbellSean Houlihan (Captain)
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Design a Receiver to pick up commercial band
Project Description The WWVB station near Fort Collins Colorado broadcasts a 60kHz signal which tranmits the national time (UTC) and other information over a period of one minute The receiver decodes this signal and then displays the transmitted time on an LCD board exactly like a radio controlled clock that syncs every night
Project Description The digital storage scope is an external unit which attaches to the input terminals of an oscilloscope and that displays signals indefinitely The input has two inputs which converts the input signal into digital signals capable of being stored It is capable of displaying a 1 MHz square wave signal as a minimum and also displays all analog signals up to 1MHz All three axes (x y z) are controlled by the external unit Delayed sweep and pretriggering are provided
Dr Ichiro Hashimoto
Dr Ichiro HashimotoFaculty Advisor
Dr Ichiro HashimotoFaculty Advisor
192015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Delivery Hexacopter
Hybrid Layer Manufacturing 3D Printer
Dynamical Lug Wrench
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management
FACULTY ADVISOR
Dr Bingbing Li
Guida Abdulhamid AlhashashHamad A AlShahin (Captain)Tariq Mohammad AlsulamiMohammed Abdulaziz BindreesBakur Ibrahim Santaly
Naif Abdullah AlabdullatefAbdullah Hassan AlabriAbdullah Osama BahamdinChristina Maya JolieAileen Jane ShinDiego Ernesto VilchezJorge Zubiate (Captain)
Abdullhman AlawfiAbdulaziz M Alfayadh (Captain)Hamdan Ahmed AljeraisyFaisal Muhammed AlmaneeSaleh Ibrahim A AlrosaisAbdullah Abdulaziz AlsorayaiMutaz Fahad AlsubaieFaisal Saud Altubayyeb
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description This project proposed to make a Hexacopter to deliver documents by adding a safe box with finger print or pin code access
Project Description The HLM3D seeks to combine the best features of both processes in one machine to create objects that are unique to Hybrid Layer Manufacturing high quality require little training in machining reduce the amount of waste material and reduce cost of creating high quality objects
Project Description The dynamic Lug wrench is a multi-nuts remover that can simultaneously remove all tire bolts at once It offers a simple and stress-free system to change tires since a person only uses a single lug wrench to remove all bolts Moreover the product is unique compared to the standard lug wrench enabling faster and simpler method of changing tires The dynamical wrench will guarantee safety since it can change flat tires in a fast and modest method
Dr Bingbing LiFaculty Advisor
Dr Bingbing LiFaculty Advisor
20 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
FACULTY ADVISOR
TEAM MEMBERSBenjamin DavisPhillip FadriquelaGavin FallenLuis GarciaMichael GauntSamuel GaxiolaKaren GuerreroAdrian InghilterraBryan JuarezSidney LimMelody MojibSteven MoroNaimat ShifaManpreet SidhuJangjujhar SinghJeff SutherlandMisael ToledoErik Wagner (Captain)
Dr CT Lin
Intelligent Ground Vehicle
Human Powered Vehicle Project
Abdulaziz AlhaddadTalal AlthafairiAbdulrahman AlzaabiNadia AnglesDaniela CaballeroFrancis Chuatoco (Captain)William CornellDaniel CoxHayk DamiryanJason GeggieFares HasanRyan ImmediatoBriana LandavazoRicardo MartinJoseph MaxeyLuis OrnelasMichael PerezJesse RiveraOscar RosasAbdullah SameetJose SanchezAviel Yazditabar
Mechanical Engineering
Prof Aram Khachatourians
Project Description The Human Powered Vehicle Challenge (HPVC) is an annual competition sponsored by The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) It provides an opportunity for undergraduate Mechanical Engineering students to develop design analyze build test validate and finally compete with their own sustainable and practical vehicle
This Senior Design Project is organized into four main teams The Systems team is a new addition this year and conducts System Engineering tasks and is ultimately responsible for the performance of the vehicle and ensuring that requirements and rules are closely followed by other teams The Frame Team designs analyzes and builds the frame for the vehicle This yearrsquos frame will be constructed from Aluminum 6061-T6 and completely machined and welded in-house by HPV team members The Fairing teamrsquos goal is to reduce the weight by about 25 An open Carbon Fiber fairing is being utilized which will provide sufficient ground clearance while making it easy for the riders to
enter and exit the vehicle in a timely fashion Finally the components team optimizes such subsystems as steering breaking and drive systems
CSUNrsquos students will compete in the Human Powered Vehicle Challenge at San Jose California on April 24-26 2015 against engineering schools from all over the world in such events as Design Speed Endurance and Innovation
Project Description The Intelligent Ground Vehicle project is a project based on navigating a fully autonomous robot through a course filled with obstacles designed to obstruct our path to waypoints that must be achieved The robot used to navigate this course is a robot designed by the team that features a standard suspension and a low-profile design perfect for the high maneuverability necessary to complete the course The robot uses a GPS and compass for navigation purposes along with three laser range finders and two cameras which are all used for obstacle avoidance
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
212015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Mechanical Engineering
Abdulrahman AbdulrahmanTitus AreeckalVladimir Arutyunov (Captain)John BastarLuis CalderonWilliam CaulkJames ConnollyDaniel DoKhaled ErdainiDavid GaetaKevin HudelsonRaymundo JimenezAllen KasapianEric KattanKelvin KonevskyNaguib SaidChristopher ThompsonKendra ToddAurora VarelaIan WilmothPaulo Yu
Dr George Youssef
SAE Aero Design Heavy Lift AircraftProject Description The Society of Automotive Engineerrsquos Aero Design competition challenges students to design manufacture and fly a radio controlled cargo aircraft on a mission to simulate a humanitarian aid cargo drop The approach to this project taken by the CSUN Aero Team is to simulate a professional aerospace engineering firm This requires students to apply a solid understanding of the technical skills they have gained throughout their education as well as practical skills and teamwork The mission objective of this yearrsquos competition is to design an aircraft that can drop a 3 lb humanitarian aid package onto a fixed ground target from at least 100 ft in the air In addition to the mission requirements there are variable constraints on the aircraft weight and the weight of static cargo the aircraft takes with it on the mission In order to maximize the teamrsquos mission score we selected the strictest possible system weight requirements
This project is the culminating experience of years of engineering education The teamrsquos goal is to win the competition while upholding world-class standards of engineering professionalism Students took their design through the entire product development cycle concept design analysis manufacturing testing and operation At the competition in Van Nuys CA over the wekend of April 24th the CSUN Aero Team will compete against universities from around the world in static events as well as mission performance
FACULTY ADVISOR
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Our team engineered a vertical-axis wind turbine This project is a continuation of a 2014 Alternative Energy Teamrsquos project Vertical axis blades were chosen due to increased efficiency as opposed to typical horizontal axis windmills The structure is made of stainless steel to increase stability and durability and arms made of aluminum When assembled an alternator generates additional electrical energy to the batteries in CSUNrsquos HAAS Lab these batteries currently store energy from a solar panel Because the current solar panel creates more energy than is used in the lab we designed and built a sea water desalinization system to take advantage of the excess energy in the batteries
Our renewable energy powered desalinator is designed to take advantage of the reverse osmosis membrane desalination technology With an output of fresh water production capacity of almost 76 litersday (20 GPD) the unit is designed to produce drinking water in compliance with standards established by the World Health Organization (WHO)
Saleh AldakheelAbdulaziz AldewaikhFranck Ndedi BalemagnaMohamed CheraitiaRyan Crane (Captain)Garo DadarianVictor FarodoluSevak GalstyanMeng HanDavid HernandezSeth HurdTravis JackKyle LofgrenDaniel MedinaMallory MurrLaura SaccoAnthony ScarcelloHovhanness ShadanyanArbi ShahmirzaianChristopher SilvaDaniel Wegeshe
TEAM MEMBERS
Dr Abhijit Mukherjee
FACULTY ADVISOR Solar and Wind Powered Sea Water Desalinator
22 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Mechanical Engineering
Formula SAE Car ProjectFACULTY ADVISOR
Dr Stewart Prince
Jasem Abdulrahman Jozef Adams AeroAbdulaziz Albloushi Gino Alfonso-Macauley Abdullah Ali Abdullah Alibrahim Basel Alotaibi Abdullah Alshaiji Abdullah Alsumait Fahad Alzubi Bader Bader Jordan BandakJonathan Baumgarten (Captain)Nicholas Beard Brandon BelardoBrian Biehl AeroJeffery Bonsall Chris ChockCameron DarnellJoseph Ferrara Matthew Ferrer Ryan Haroutunian Kevin Klingenhoff Patrick Lumague Alonzo Mennano David Meyer Kirsten Mies Kevin Miranda Adnan Moborak Jorge Molina Andrew Monesi James Nakamura John Oviedo Divyam Patel Ryan Persaud Cameron Robichou Mark Rothenberg Ryan Selve Keve Shoemaker Alan Smith John Carlos Sotelo Greg Thompson Ana Ujueta Lucas Wittig
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Formula SAE is an annual competition held by SAE International co-sponsored by a consortium of companies including General Motors Ford Chrysler and Honda The concept of the competition is to create a fictional manufacturing firm that has appointed a design team Matador Motorsports to produce a prototype racecar The target market is the non-professional autocross racer Students are required to conceive design and build a formula style racecar to compete each year against other universities from around the world
This capstone project requires the skills and theory learned from the mechanical engineering cornerstone classes Two parts of the curriculum are emphasized theoretical and applied aspects Students work with state-of-the-art equipment that manufacture the components they have designed This teaches them the benefits of simple practical designs and ease of manufacturing Furthermore the FSAE experience entails managing cost fitting each individualrsquos design into the overall assembly and testing the components
The design and fabrication of the FSAE racecar takes place over a period of nine months and is used as a training ground for young engineering students in preparation for the immensely competitive engineering industry Restrictions are placed on the design of the car in order to test the studentrsquos ingenuity for maximizing the vehicles performance This project develops essential skills used by engineering firms from the design process to fabrication each step of this project takes cost ease of manufacturing and vehicle performance into consideration Once our racecar has been designed manufactured and tested the team travels to the SAE competition in Lincoln Nebraska to compete against engineering schools from all over the world in static and dynamic events
THE VALUE OFBUILDING
PARTNERSHIPS FOR STRONGER
COMMUNITIESWhether itrsquos providing real-time disaster assessment
for faster relief efforts or extending situational
awareness to a global scale Northrop Grummanrsquos
innovative technologies enable decision-makers to
act with unrivaled speed confidence and precision
Thatrsquos why wersquove become a leader in Unmanned
Systems Cyber C4ISR and Logistics
THE VALUE OF PERFORMANCE
wwwnor thropgrummancom
copy 2015 Northrop Grumman Corporation
Jack BuhnBalaji Iyer
Charles Volk
SDPS2015
Thank YouWe would like to thank our friends industry advisory board members
for their support for this yearrsquos Senior Design Project Showcase
252015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
26 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Directions and Parking Information
ST
SNBK
MZ
MH
JC
AR
CH
JPMT
SGLH
OV
JD
AC
BC
IA
MG
CS
CR
SRC
AK
GR
FC
EH
LO
ArborCourt
Mike Curb College Arts Walk
SierraQuad
ManzanitaLawn
OviattLawn
OrangeGrove
DuckPond
Observatory
Haskell Walk
OrangeGrove
MatadorSquare
SpiritPlaza
SoccerPlaza
PlazaPool
BotanicGarden
Rainforest
SRCFieldPlaza
del Sol
TramStop
EastField
Field
Soccer
Golf
DuckPond
EarthquakeGarden
Observatory
N University Dr
Prairie St
PlummerStreet
Dearborn StLind
ley
Ave
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ah A
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6
RecPool
KCSN
RE
SQ
MatadorStatue
Bike Lane
Pools
Matadome
AlumniRelations
Haskell Walk
InfoBooth1
InfoBooth3
VPAC
TH
PDS
OGB
AG
LA
JA
USU
BPGS
CY
F4
F3
F2
E5
E6
G4
F5
G3
G1
E6D6
ParkingStructure
G3
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NH
OGBOVPDSPPM
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SCSGSH
SN
SQSRCSSUST
TH
UNUP
USUUV
VPAC
WC
Nordho Hallmdash C1 Little Theatre [ NH121 ] Campus Theatre [ NH100 ]Orange Grove Bistro mdashF1Delmar T Oviatt Librarymdash D4 Plaza del Sol Performance Hall mdashF4Physical Plant MgmtCorp Yardmdash C6Police Services mdashB3Rainforestmdash F3Redwood Hallmdash F5 Matadome[RE140 ]mdashF5 Poolsmdash F5 Racquetball Courtsmdash F5Recital Hall[CY158] mdashD1Softball Fieldmdash F6Sierra Centermdash C3Sagebrush Hallmdash E5Sierra Hallmdash C3 Whitsett Room [SH451 ]Santa Susana Hallmdash D2Soccer Practice Fieldmdash F7Soccer Plaza amp Fieldmdash G6Sequoia Hallmdash E4Student Recreation Centermdash G4Satellite Student Unionmdash G9Sierra Towermdash C3Trackmdash F8Transit Stationmdash B4Experimental Theatre mdashE1Tennis Courtsmdash G6University Hallmdash B4University Park Apartmentsmdash FndashG 8ndash9University Student Union mdashF4University Village Apartmentsmdash G11Valley Performing Arts Center mdashE1Whitsett Room[SH451] mdashC3 Womenrsquos Centermdash B6
Purchase parking permit at InformationBooth ($6permit cash only)
You can also purchase a parking permit at a permit dispenser located at each level of the parking structure ($6 per permit cash and credit cards are accepted)
Park in Lot G3 Walk to the University Student Union (USU)
Parking Information
1
23
Senior Design Project ShowcaseCollege of Engineering amp Computer Science
10
5
5
405
405 110710
210
134
118
126
14
1
23
27 101
101
Malibu
Oxnard
Ventura
Burbank
Moorpark
Calabasas
LosAngeles
SimiValley
SantaPaula
SantaMonica
SanFernando
ThousandOaks
SantaClarita
Cal State Northridge
S a n t a M o n i c a M o u n t a i n s
S a n t a S u s a n a M o u n t a i n s
S a n G a b r i e l
Mo u n t a i n s
S a n F e r n a n d oV a l l e y
P a c i cO c e a n
0 10
scale in miles
405
118
101
Cal StateNorthridge
this map NOT to scale
Nordho Street
Rese
da B
lvd
wwwcsunedu
18111 Nordho StreetNorthridge California 91330
Directions and Parking Information
SDPS2015
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge CA 91330-8295httpwwwcsuneduecs
14 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISORS
Hector BonillaCollin CierlakBrian JonesSeth Rhine (Captain)Garrett RobertsonArnold SantosAlexander Shtraykher
Prof Patricia Dousette
Prof Felix Rabinovich
Project Description In conjunction with Advanced Technology Information Management System (ATIMS) a company that provides law enforcement software to various agencies the JMSPA will prototype various web application functions and features for future use in ATIMSrsquos proprietary jail management software application The JMSPA is built upon a foundation of modern single-page web application technologies such as C Entity Framework Amazon Web Services (AWS) and AngularJS
Jail Management Single Page Application (JMSPA)
Emanuel CanacaEdgar Contreras (Captain)Agustin JimenezAmir Yazdani
Osvaldo ArambulaEric Bierman (Captain)Freddy GarciaRodolfo Mendez-CisnerosMitchell MichaelisBertha Rivera
Dr Mohamed Hegab
Dr Mohamed HegabFaculty Advisor
BLVD 6200
Mariposa Land Port of Entry in Nogales Arizona
Project Description Mixed-use project Apartments Retail Parking Located in Hollywood on Hollywood Blvd
Project Description Upgrades to the Mariposa Land Port of Entry pedestrian and car border crossing
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
Civil Engineering amp Construction Management
Computer Science
152015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Study Buddy
Lightning3D Game EngineProf Patricia DousetteFaculty Advisor
Prof Patricia DousetteFaculty Advisor
Tom ConawayNik LaBelleUyen (Wesley) LiangCara NguyenAnthony Sager (Captain)Xintong (Summer) ShiAlex Swanson
Cory Carvalho (Captain) John Daglas Movses Margaryan Matthew Martineau Austin MyersZhaoyu Yan
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Study Buddy is a productivity tool suite which offers note taking a to-do list a calendar and flashcards Our goal is to help students achieve their full academic potential
Study Buddy is desgined for use with Android phones or tablets Our core tool is a digital note taking system where students may type or handwrite notes Users may also easily embed pictures videos and sound recordings take from their device within their notes We offer a todo list to track tasks and a calendar for events Finally we have a flashcard system where users can create multiple decks of cards
Project Description Lightning3D is a lightweight cross-platform 3D game engine It is written in Java and uses OpenGL ES The engine comes with support for Android and Windows platforms It features mesh loading physicscollision based on the bullet physics library projectiles networking particle systems procedurally generated levels rendering animation textures shading and lighting
Computer Science
Kasu HettiarachchiAbel LawalErnie LedezmaOscar LugoDani OdichoJose PechJoseph PenaTariq Rafiq (Captain)
Prof Patricia Dousette
CodeEscapeProject Description The objective of this project is to create a first-person horror game which will assist players in learning the basics of Java The potential customers for this product will be students who are taking an introductory course in Java and for those who are interested in learning the language Normally Java is learned through the classroom or through online guides This product can be very useful to the customer since it offers a different and fun manner in which to learn a programming language
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
16 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Network of Electronic Self-Navigating Transports (NEST)
Prof Patricia Dousette
Dr Nhut Ho
Sean BuckleyVaratep BuranintuDragos GutaYun KimJeffrey Limbacher (Captain)Pinar SayimDavid Wu
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description NEST is a system managing a large group of highly autonomous UAVs that are doing delivery in a small area NEST will give the tools needed in order for a small group of human operators to manage a fleet of hundreds or thousands of UAVs including manipulating the automation monitoring tools that give the large amounts of data in a easy to view format and controlling individual elements of the operations NEST is also capable of communicating with a small quadrotor to send commands
Computer Science
FACULTY ADVISOR
Shayan BozorgmehriCollin CierlakJamey DogomAlex Paiva (Captain)
Ms Doris Chaney
Lights OutProject Description An AndroidAndroid Wearable game that takes hand gestures with a focus to a user that are blind or deaf
TEAM MEMBERS
ADVISOR
172015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Matthew GuevaraTricia HeckmanMohamed Saad MostafaChristian Zamudio (Captain)
Armen AynilianPablo Alejandro Casas (Captain)John ClarkMaria Alexandra GeronillaJason MendozaMatthew MunozBrett Smith
Dr George Law
Micromouse Project
Electrical amp Computer Engineering
Project Description Micromouse is an engineering design competition created by IEEE where small robotic mice solve a 16x16 maze The mice are completely autonomous robots that must find their way from a predetermined starting position to the central area of the maze unaided The mouse will need to keep track of where it is discover walls as it explores map out the maze and detect when it has reached the goal Having reached the goal the mouse will typically perform additional searches of the maze until it has found an optimal route from the start to the centerTEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
Autonomous Unmanned Aerial VehicleProject Description The objective of the project is to produce an aerial vehicle that is capable of autonomously navigating avoiding obstacles and interacting with both other aerial vehicles and ground vehicles
Dr Ron Mehler
Dr Xiaojun Geng
Dr Kourosh Sedghisigarchi
FACULTY ADVISORS
18 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Electrical amp Computer Engineering
AMFM Receiver
WWVB Receiver
Digital Storage Scope
FACULTY ADVISOR
Ryan Dean (Captain)John HurichCarlos SandovalManuel ValadezJackson Vick
Meet AnkleshwariaAlex AvakianAlejandro CamposNicolas Eng (Captain)Bryan Mazariego
Armando AguilarBehrouz BeigyGovinda BudhathokiAmanda CampbellSean Houlihan (Captain)
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Design a Receiver to pick up commercial band
Project Description The WWVB station near Fort Collins Colorado broadcasts a 60kHz signal which tranmits the national time (UTC) and other information over a period of one minute The receiver decodes this signal and then displays the transmitted time on an LCD board exactly like a radio controlled clock that syncs every night
Project Description The digital storage scope is an external unit which attaches to the input terminals of an oscilloscope and that displays signals indefinitely The input has two inputs which converts the input signal into digital signals capable of being stored It is capable of displaying a 1 MHz square wave signal as a minimum and also displays all analog signals up to 1MHz All three axes (x y z) are controlled by the external unit Delayed sweep and pretriggering are provided
Dr Ichiro Hashimoto
Dr Ichiro HashimotoFaculty Advisor
Dr Ichiro HashimotoFaculty Advisor
192015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Delivery Hexacopter
Hybrid Layer Manufacturing 3D Printer
Dynamical Lug Wrench
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management
FACULTY ADVISOR
Dr Bingbing Li
Guida Abdulhamid AlhashashHamad A AlShahin (Captain)Tariq Mohammad AlsulamiMohammed Abdulaziz BindreesBakur Ibrahim Santaly
Naif Abdullah AlabdullatefAbdullah Hassan AlabriAbdullah Osama BahamdinChristina Maya JolieAileen Jane ShinDiego Ernesto VilchezJorge Zubiate (Captain)
Abdullhman AlawfiAbdulaziz M Alfayadh (Captain)Hamdan Ahmed AljeraisyFaisal Muhammed AlmaneeSaleh Ibrahim A AlrosaisAbdullah Abdulaziz AlsorayaiMutaz Fahad AlsubaieFaisal Saud Altubayyeb
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description This project proposed to make a Hexacopter to deliver documents by adding a safe box with finger print or pin code access
Project Description The HLM3D seeks to combine the best features of both processes in one machine to create objects that are unique to Hybrid Layer Manufacturing high quality require little training in machining reduce the amount of waste material and reduce cost of creating high quality objects
Project Description The dynamic Lug wrench is a multi-nuts remover that can simultaneously remove all tire bolts at once It offers a simple and stress-free system to change tires since a person only uses a single lug wrench to remove all bolts Moreover the product is unique compared to the standard lug wrench enabling faster and simpler method of changing tires The dynamical wrench will guarantee safety since it can change flat tires in a fast and modest method
Dr Bingbing LiFaculty Advisor
Dr Bingbing LiFaculty Advisor
20 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
FACULTY ADVISOR
TEAM MEMBERSBenjamin DavisPhillip FadriquelaGavin FallenLuis GarciaMichael GauntSamuel GaxiolaKaren GuerreroAdrian InghilterraBryan JuarezSidney LimMelody MojibSteven MoroNaimat ShifaManpreet SidhuJangjujhar SinghJeff SutherlandMisael ToledoErik Wagner (Captain)
Dr CT Lin
Intelligent Ground Vehicle
Human Powered Vehicle Project
Abdulaziz AlhaddadTalal AlthafairiAbdulrahman AlzaabiNadia AnglesDaniela CaballeroFrancis Chuatoco (Captain)William CornellDaniel CoxHayk DamiryanJason GeggieFares HasanRyan ImmediatoBriana LandavazoRicardo MartinJoseph MaxeyLuis OrnelasMichael PerezJesse RiveraOscar RosasAbdullah SameetJose SanchezAviel Yazditabar
Mechanical Engineering
Prof Aram Khachatourians
Project Description The Human Powered Vehicle Challenge (HPVC) is an annual competition sponsored by The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) It provides an opportunity for undergraduate Mechanical Engineering students to develop design analyze build test validate and finally compete with their own sustainable and practical vehicle
This Senior Design Project is organized into four main teams The Systems team is a new addition this year and conducts System Engineering tasks and is ultimately responsible for the performance of the vehicle and ensuring that requirements and rules are closely followed by other teams The Frame Team designs analyzes and builds the frame for the vehicle This yearrsquos frame will be constructed from Aluminum 6061-T6 and completely machined and welded in-house by HPV team members The Fairing teamrsquos goal is to reduce the weight by about 25 An open Carbon Fiber fairing is being utilized which will provide sufficient ground clearance while making it easy for the riders to
enter and exit the vehicle in a timely fashion Finally the components team optimizes such subsystems as steering breaking and drive systems
CSUNrsquos students will compete in the Human Powered Vehicle Challenge at San Jose California on April 24-26 2015 against engineering schools from all over the world in such events as Design Speed Endurance and Innovation
Project Description The Intelligent Ground Vehicle project is a project based on navigating a fully autonomous robot through a course filled with obstacles designed to obstruct our path to waypoints that must be achieved The robot used to navigate this course is a robot designed by the team that features a standard suspension and a low-profile design perfect for the high maneuverability necessary to complete the course The robot uses a GPS and compass for navigation purposes along with three laser range finders and two cameras which are all used for obstacle avoidance
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
212015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Mechanical Engineering
Abdulrahman AbdulrahmanTitus AreeckalVladimir Arutyunov (Captain)John BastarLuis CalderonWilliam CaulkJames ConnollyDaniel DoKhaled ErdainiDavid GaetaKevin HudelsonRaymundo JimenezAllen KasapianEric KattanKelvin KonevskyNaguib SaidChristopher ThompsonKendra ToddAurora VarelaIan WilmothPaulo Yu
Dr George Youssef
SAE Aero Design Heavy Lift AircraftProject Description The Society of Automotive Engineerrsquos Aero Design competition challenges students to design manufacture and fly a radio controlled cargo aircraft on a mission to simulate a humanitarian aid cargo drop The approach to this project taken by the CSUN Aero Team is to simulate a professional aerospace engineering firm This requires students to apply a solid understanding of the technical skills they have gained throughout their education as well as practical skills and teamwork The mission objective of this yearrsquos competition is to design an aircraft that can drop a 3 lb humanitarian aid package onto a fixed ground target from at least 100 ft in the air In addition to the mission requirements there are variable constraints on the aircraft weight and the weight of static cargo the aircraft takes with it on the mission In order to maximize the teamrsquos mission score we selected the strictest possible system weight requirements
This project is the culminating experience of years of engineering education The teamrsquos goal is to win the competition while upholding world-class standards of engineering professionalism Students took their design through the entire product development cycle concept design analysis manufacturing testing and operation At the competition in Van Nuys CA over the wekend of April 24th the CSUN Aero Team will compete against universities from around the world in static events as well as mission performance
FACULTY ADVISOR
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Our team engineered a vertical-axis wind turbine This project is a continuation of a 2014 Alternative Energy Teamrsquos project Vertical axis blades were chosen due to increased efficiency as opposed to typical horizontal axis windmills The structure is made of stainless steel to increase stability and durability and arms made of aluminum When assembled an alternator generates additional electrical energy to the batteries in CSUNrsquos HAAS Lab these batteries currently store energy from a solar panel Because the current solar panel creates more energy than is used in the lab we designed and built a sea water desalinization system to take advantage of the excess energy in the batteries
Our renewable energy powered desalinator is designed to take advantage of the reverse osmosis membrane desalination technology With an output of fresh water production capacity of almost 76 litersday (20 GPD) the unit is designed to produce drinking water in compliance with standards established by the World Health Organization (WHO)
Saleh AldakheelAbdulaziz AldewaikhFranck Ndedi BalemagnaMohamed CheraitiaRyan Crane (Captain)Garo DadarianVictor FarodoluSevak GalstyanMeng HanDavid HernandezSeth HurdTravis JackKyle LofgrenDaniel MedinaMallory MurrLaura SaccoAnthony ScarcelloHovhanness ShadanyanArbi ShahmirzaianChristopher SilvaDaniel Wegeshe
TEAM MEMBERS
Dr Abhijit Mukherjee
FACULTY ADVISOR Solar and Wind Powered Sea Water Desalinator
22 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Mechanical Engineering
Formula SAE Car ProjectFACULTY ADVISOR
Dr Stewart Prince
Jasem Abdulrahman Jozef Adams AeroAbdulaziz Albloushi Gino Alfonso-Macauley Abdullah Ali Abdullah Alibrahim Basel Alotaibi Abdullah Alshaiji Abdullah Alsumait Fahad Alzubi Bader Bader Jordan BandakJonathan Baumgarten (Captain)Nicholas Beard Brandon BelardoBrian Biehl AeroJeffery Bonsall Chris ChockCameron DarnellJoseph Ferrara Matthew Ferrer Ryan Haroutunian Kevin Klingenhoff Patrick Lumague Alonzo Mennano David Meyer Kirsten Mies Kevin Miranda Adnan Moborak Jorge Molina Andrew Monesi James Nakamura John Oviedo Divyam Patel Ryan Persaud Cameron Robichou Mark Rothenberg Ryan Selve Keve Shoemaker Alan Smith John Carlos Sotelo Greg Thompson Ana Ujueta Lucas Wittig
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Formula SAE is an annual competition held by SAE International co-sponsored by a consortium of companies including General Motors Ford Chrysler and Honda The concept of the competition is to create a fictional manufacturing firm that has appointed a design team Matador Motorsports to produce a prototype racecar The target market is the non-professional autocross racer Students are required to conceive design and build a formula style racecar to compete each year against other universities from around the world
This capstone project requires the skills and theory learned from the mechanical engineering cornerstone classes Two parts of the curriculum are emphasized theoretical and applied aspects Students work with state-of-the-art equipment that manufacture the components they have designed This teaches them the benefits of simple practical designs and ease of manufacturing Furthermore the FSAE experience entails managing cost fitting each individualrsquos design into the overall assembly and testing the components
The design and fabrication of the FSAE racecar takes place over a period of nine months and is used as a training ground for young engineering students in preparation for the immensely competitive engineering industry Restrictions are placed on the design of the car in order to test the studentrsquos ingenuity for maximizing the vehicles performance This project develops essential skills used by engineering firms from the design process to fabrication each step of this project takes cost ease of manufacturing and vehicle performance into consideration Once our racecar has been designed manufactured and tested the team travels to the SAE competition in Lincoln Nebraska to compete against engineering schools from all over the world in static and dynamic events
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copy 2015 Northrop Grumman Corporation
Jack BuhnBalaji Iyer
Charles Volk
SDPS2015
Thank YouWe would like to thank our friends industry advisory board members
for their support for this yearrsquos Senior Design Project Showcase
252015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
26 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Directions and Parking Information
ST
SNBK
MZ
MH
JC
AR
CH
JPMT
SGLH
OV
JD
AC
BC
IA
MG
CS
CR
SRC
AK
GR
FC
EH
LO
ArborCourt
Mike Curb College Arts Walk
SierraQuad
ManzanitaLawn
OviattLawn
OrangeGrove
DuckPond
Observatory
Haskell Walk
OrangeGrove
MatadorSquare
SpiritPlaza
SoccerPlaza
PlazaPool
BotanicGarden
Rainforest
SRCFieldPlaza
del Sol
TramStop
EastField
Field
Soccer
Golf
DuckPond
EarthquakeGarden
Observatory
N University Dr
Prairie St
PlummerStreet
Dearborn StLind
ley
Ave
E
Uni
v D
r
Mat
ador
Dr
Zelz
ah A
ve
Bert
rand
St
Nordho St
D E F G
1
2
3
4
5
6
RecPool
KCSN
RE
SQ
MatadorStatue
Bike Lane
Pools
Matadome
AlumniRelations
Haskell Walk
InfoBooth1
InfoBooth3
VPAC
TH
PDS
OGB
AG
LA
JA
USU
BPGS
CY
F4
F3
F2
E5
E6
G4
F5
G3
G1
E6D6
ParkingStructure
G3
EOGBMH
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E
M
M
M
D1
x15
B
B
B BB
BB
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To I 405San DiegoFwy
NH
OGBOVPDSPPM
PS
RE
SCSGSH
SN
SQSRCSSUST
TH
UNUP
USUUV
VPAC
WC
Nordho Hallmdash C1 Little Theatre [ NH121 ] Campus Theatre [ NH100 ]Orange Grove Bistro mdashF1Delmar T Oviatt Librarymdash D4 Plaza del Sol Performance Hall mdashF4Physical Plant MgmtCorp Yardmdash C6Police Services mdashB3Rainforestmdash F3Redwood Hallmdash F5 Matadome[RE140 ]mdashF5 Poolsmdash F5 Racquetball Courtsmdash F5Recital Hall[CY158] mdashD1Softball Fieldmdash F6Sierra Centermdash C3Sagebrush Hallmdash E5Sierra Hallmdash C3 Whitsett Room [SH451 ]Santa Susana Hallmdash D2Soccer Practice Fieldmdash F7Soccer Plaza amp Fieldmdash G6Sequoia Hallmdash E4Student Recreation Centermdash G4Satellite Student Unionmdash G9Sierra Towermdash C3Trackmdash F8Transit Stationmdash B4Experimental Theatre mdashE1Tennis Courtsmdash G6University Hallmdash B4University Park Apartmentsmdash FndashG 8ndash9University Student Union mdashF4University Village Apartmentsmdash G11Valley Performing Arts Center mdashE1Whitsett Room[SH451] mdashC3 Womenrsquos Centermdash B6
Purchase parking permit at InformationBooth ($6permit cash only)
You can also purchase a parking permit at a permit dispenser located at each level of the parking structure ($6 per permit cash and credit cards are accepted)
Park in Lot G3 Walk to the University Student Union (USU)
Parking Information
1
23
Senior Design Project ShowcaseCollege of Engineering amp Computer Science
10
5
5
405
405 110710
210
134
118
126
14
1
23
27 101
101
Malibu
Oxnard
Ventura
Burbank
Moorpark
Calabasas
LosAngeles
SimiValley
SantaPaula
SantaMonica
SanFernando
ThousandOaks
SantaClarita
Cal State Northridge
S a n t a M o n i c a M o u n t a i n s
S a n t a S u s a n a M o u n t a i n s
S a n G a b r i e l
Mo u n t a i n s
S a n F e r n a n d oV a l l e y
P a c i cO c e a n
0 10
scale in miles
405
118
101
Cal StateNorthridge
this map NOT to scale
Nordho Street
Rese
da B
lvd
wwwcsunedu
18111 Nordho StreetNorthridge California 91330
Directions and Parking Information
SDPS2015
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge CA 91330-8295httpwwwcsuneduecs
152015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Study Buddy
Lightning3D Game EngineProf Patricia DousetteFaculty Advisor
Prof Patricia DousetteFaculty Advisor
Tom ConawayNik LaBelleUyen (Wesley) LiangCara NguyenAnthony Sager (Captain)Xintong (Summer) ShiAlex Swanson
Cory Carvalho (Captain) John Daglas Movses Margaryan Matthew Martineau Austin MyersZhaoyu Yan
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Study Buddy is a productivity tool suite which offers note taking a to-do list a calendar and flashcards Our goal is to help students achieve their full academic potential
Study Buddy is desgined for use with Android phones or tablets Our core tool is a digital note taking system where students may type or handwrite notes Users may also easily embed pictures videos and sound recordings take from their device within their notes We offer a todo list to track tasks and a calendar for events Finally we have a flashcard system where users can create multiple decks of cards
Project Description Lightning3D is a lightweight cross-platform 3D game engine It is written in Java and uses OpenGL ES The engine comes with support for Android and Windows platforms It features mesh loading physicscollision based on the bullet physics library projectiles networking particle systems procedurally generated levels rendering animation textures shading and lighting
Computer Science
Kasu HettiarachchiAbel LawalErnie LedezmaOscar LugoDani OdichoJose PechJoseph PenaTariq Rafiq (Captain)
Prof Patricia Dousette
CodeEscapeProject Description The objective of this project is to create a first-person horror game which will assist players in learning the basics of Java The potential customers for this product will be students who are taking an introductory course in Java and for those who are interested in learning the language Normally Java is learned through the classroom or through online guides This product can be very useful to the customer since it offers a different and fun manner in which to learn a programming language
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
16 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Network of Electronic Self-Navigating Transports (NEST)
Prof Patricia Dousette
Dr Nhut Ho
Sean BuckleyVaratep BuranintuDragos GutaYun KimJeffrey Limbacher (Captain)Pinar SayimDavid Wu
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description NEST is a system managing a large group of highly autonomous UAVs that are doing delivery in a small area NEST will give the tools needed in order for a small group of human operators to manage a fleet of hundreds or thousands of UAVs including manipulating the automation monitoring tools that give the large amounts of data in a easy to view format and controlling individual elements of the operations NEST is also capable of communicating with a small quadrotor to send commands
Computer Science
FACULTY ADVISOR
Shayan BozorgmehriCollin CierlakJamey DogomAlex Paiva (Captain)
Ms Doris Chaney
Lights OutProject Description An AndroidAndroid Wearable game that takes hand gestures with a focus to a user that are blind or deaf
TEAM MEMBERS
ADVISOR
172015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Matthew GuevaraTricia HeckmanMohamed Saad MostafaChristian Zamudio (Captain)
Armen AynilianPablo Alejandro Casas (Captain)John ClarkMaria Alexandra GeronillaJason MendozaMatthew MunozBrett Smith
Dr George Law
Micromouse Project
Electrical amp Computer Engineering
Project Description Micromouse is an engineering design competition created by IEEE where small robotic mice solve a 16x16 maze The mice are completely autonomous robots that must find their way from a predetermined starting position to the central area of the maze unaided The mouse will need to keep track of where it is discover walls as it explores map out the maze and detect when it has reached the goal Having reached the goal the mouse will typically perform additional searches of the maze until it has found an optimal route from the start to the centerTEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
Autonomous Unmanned Aerial VehicleProject Description The objective of the project is to produce an aerial vehicle that is capable of autonomously navigating avoiding obstacles and interacting with both other aerial vehicles and ground vehicles
Dr Ron Mehler
Dr Xiaojun Geng
Dr Kourosh Sedghisigarchi
FACULTY ADVISORS
18 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Electrical amp Computer Engineering
AMFM Receiver
WWVB Receiver
Digital Storage Scope
FACULTY ADVISOR
Ryan Dean (Captain)John HurichCarlos SandovalManuel ValadezJackson Vick
Meet AnkleshwariaAlex AvakianAlejandro CamposNicolas Eng (Captain)Bryan Mazariego
Armando AguilarBehrouz BeigyGovinda BudhathokiAmanda CampbellSean Houlihan (Captain)
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Design a Receiver to pick up commercial band
Project Description The WWVB station near Fort Collins Colorado broadcasts a 60kHz signal which tranmits the national time (UTC) and other information over a period of one minute The receiver decodes this signal and then displays the transmitted time on an LCD board exactly like a radio controlled clock that syncs every night
Project Description The digital storage scope is an external unit which attaches to the input terminals of an oscilloscope and that displays signals indefinitely The input has two inputs which converts the input signal into digital signals capable of being stored It is capable of displaying a 1 MHz square wave signal as a minimum and also displays all analog signals up to 1MHz All three axes (x y z) are controlled by the external unit Delayed sweep and pretriggering are provided
Dr Ichiro Hashimoto
Dr Ichiro HashimotoFaculty Advisor
Dr Ichiro HashimotoFaculty Advisor
192015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Delivery Hexacopter
Hybrid Layer Manufacturing 3D Printer
Dynamical Lug Wrench
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management
FACULTY ADVISOR
Dr Bingbing Li
Guida Abdulhamid AlhashashHamad A AlShahin (Captain)Tariq Mohammad AlsulamiMohammed Abdulaziz BindreesBakur Ibrahim Santaly
Naif Abdullah AlabdullatefAbdullah Hassan AlabriAbdullah Osama BahamdinChristina Maya JolieAileen Jane ShinDiego Ernesto VilchezJorge Zubiate (Captain)
Abdullhman AlawfiAbdulaziz M Alfayadh (Captain)Hamdan Ahmed AljeraisyFaisal Muhammed AlmaneeSaleh Ibrahim A AlrosaisAbdullah Abdulaziz AlsorayaiMutaz Fahad AlsubaieFaisal Saud Altubayyeb
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description This project proposed to make a Hexacopter to deliver documents by adding a safe box with finger print or pin code access
Project Description The HLM3D seeks to combine the best features of both processes in one machine to create objects that are unique to Hybrid Layer Manufacturing high quality require little training in machining reduce the amount of waste material and reduce cost of creating high quality objects
Project Description The dynamic Lug wrench is a multi-nuts remover that can simultaneously remove all tire bolts at once It offers a simple and stress-free system to change tires since a person only uses a single lug wrench to remove all bolts Moreover the product is unique compared to the standard lug wrench enabling faster and simpler method of changing tires The dynamical wrench will guarantee safety since it can change flat tires in a fast and modest method
Dr Bingbing LiFaculty Advisor
Dr Bingbing LiFaculty Advisor
20 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
FACULTY ADVISOR
TEAM MEMBERSBenjamin DavisPhillip FadriquelaGavin FallenLuis GarciaMichael GauntSamuel GaxiolaKaren GuerreroAdrian InghilterraBryan JuarezSidney LimMelody MojibSteven MoroNaimat ShifaManpreet SidhuJangjujhar SinghJeff SutherlandMisael ToledoErik Wagner (Captain)
Dr CT Lin
Intelligent Ground Vehicle
Human Powered Vehicle Project
Abdulaziz AlhaddadTalal AlthafairiAbdulrahman AlzaabiNadia AnglesDaniela CaballeroFrancis Chuatoco (Captain)William CornellDaniel CoxHayk DamiryanJason GeggieFares HasanRyan ImmediatoBriana LandavazoRicardo MartinJoseph MaxeyLuis OrnelasMichael PerezJesse RiveraOscar RosasAbdullah SameetJose SanchezAviel Yazditabar
Mechanical Engineering
Prof Aram Khachatourians
Project Description The Human Powered Vehicle Challenge (HPVC) is an annual competition sponsored by The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) It provides an opportunity for undergraduate Mechanical Engineering students to develop design analyze build test validate and finally compete with their own sustainable and practical vehicle
This Senior Design Project is organized into four main teams The Systems team is a new addition this year and conducts System Engineering tasks and is ultimately responsible for the performance of the vehicle and ensuring that requirements and rules are closely followed by other teams The Frame Team designs analyzes and builds the frame for the vehicle This yearrsquos frame will be constructed from Aluminum 6061-T6 and completely machined and welded in-house by HPV team members The Fairing teamrsquos goal is to reduce the weight by about 25 An open Carbon Fiber fairing is being utilized which will provide sufficient ground clearance while making it easy for the riders to
enter and exit the vehicle in a timely fashion Finally the components team optimizes such subsystems as steering breaking and drive systems
CSUNrsquos students will compete in the Human Powered Vehicle Challenge at San Jose California on April 24-26 2015 against engineering schools from all over the world in such events as Design Speed Endurance and Innovation
Project Description The Intelligent Ground Vehicle project is a project based on navigating a fully autonomous robot through a course filled with obstacles designed to obstruct our path to waypoints that must be achieved The robot used to navigate this course is a robot designed by the team that features a standard suspension and a low-profile design perfect for the high maneuverability necessary to complete the course The robot uses a GPS and compass for navigation purposes along with three laser range finders and two cameras which are all used for obstacle avoidance
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
212015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Mechanical Engineering
Abdulrahman AbdulrahmanTitus AreeckalVladimir Arutyunov (Captain)John BastarLuis CalderonWilliam CaulkJames ConnollyDaniel DoKhaled ErdainiDavid GaetaKevin HudelsonRaymundo JimenezAllen KasapianEric KattanKelvin KonevskyNaguib SaidChristopher ThompsonKendra ToddAurora VarelaIan WilmothPaulo Yu
Dr George Youssef
SAE Aero Design Heavy Lift AircraftProject Description The Society of Automotive Engineerrsquos Aero Design competition challenges students to design manufacture and fly a radio controlled cargo aircraft on a mission to simulate a humanitarian aid cargo drop The approach to this project taken by the CSUN Aero Team is to simulate a professional aerospace engineering firm This requires students to apply a solid understanding of the technical skills they have gained throughout their education as well as practical skills and teamwork The mission objective of this yearrsquos competition is to design an aircraft that can drop a 3 lb humanitarian aid package onto a fixed ground target from at least 100 ft in the air In addition to the mission requirements there are variable constraints on the aircraft weight and the weight of static cargo the aircraft takes with it on the mission In order to maximize the teamrsquos mission score we selected the strictest possible system weight requirements
This project is the culminating experience of years of engineering education The teamrsquos goal is to win the competition while upholding world-class standards of engineering professionalism Students took their design through the entire product development cycle concept design analysis manufacturing testing and operation At the competition in Van Nuys CA over the wekend of April 24th the CSUN Aero Team will compete against universities from around the world in static events as well as mission performance
FACULTY ADVISOR
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Our team engineered a vertical-axis wind turbine This project is a continuation of a 2014 Alternative Energy Teamrsquos project Vertical axis blades were chosen due to increased efficiency as opposed to typical horizontal axis windmills The structure is made of stainless steel to increase stability and durability and arms made of aluminum When assembled an alternator generates additional electrical energy to the batteries in CSUNrsquos HAAS Lab these batteries currently store energy from a solar panel Because the current solar panel creates more energy than is used in the lab we designed and built a sea water desalinization system to take advantage of the excess energy in the batteries
Our renewable energy powered desalinator is designed to take advantage of the reverse osmosis membrane desalination technology With an output of fresh water production capacity of almost 76 litersday (20 GPD) the unit is designed to produce drinking water in compliance with standards established by the World Health Organization (WHO)
Saleh AldakheelAbdulaziz AldewaikhFranck Ndedi BalemagnaMohamed CheraitiaRyan Crane (Captain)Garo DadarianVictor FarodoluSevak GalstyanMeng HanDavid HernandezSeth HurdTravis JackKyle LofgrenDaniel MedinaMallory MurrLaura SaccoAnthony ScarcelloHovhanness ShadanyanArbi ShahmirzaianChristopher SilvaDaniel Wegeshe
TEAM MEMBERS
Dr Abhijit Mukherjee
FACULTY ADVISOR Solar and Wind Powered Sea Water Desalinator
22 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Mechanical Engineering
Formula SAE Car ProjectFACULTY ADVISOR
Dr Stewart Prince
Jasem Abdulrahman Jozef Adams AeroAbdulaziz Albloushi Gino Alfonso-Macauley Abdullah Ali Abdullah Alibrahim Basel Alotaibi Abdullah Alshaiji Abdullah Alsumait Fahad Alzubi Bader Bader Jordan BandakJonathan Baumgarten (Captain)Nicholas Beard Brandon BelardoBrian Biehl AeroJeffery Bonsall Chris ChockCameron DarnellJoseph Ferrara Matthew Ferrer Ryan Haroutunian Kevin Klingenhoff Patrick Lumague Alonzo Mennano David Meyer Kirsten Mies Kevin Miranda Adnan Moborak Jorge Molina Andrew Monesi James Nakamura John Oviedo Divyam Patel Ryan Persaud Cameron Robichou Mark Rothenberg Ryan Selve Keve Shoemaker Alan Smith John Carlos Sotelo Greg Thompson Ana Ujueta Lucas Wittig
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Formula SAE is an annual competition held by SAE International co-sponsored by a consortium of companies including General Motors Ford Chrysler and Honda The concept of the competition is to create a fictional manufacturing firm that has appointed a design team Matador Motorsports to produce a prototype racecar The target market is the non-professional autocross racer Students are required to conceive design and build a formula style racecar to compete each year against other universities from around the world
This capstone project requires the skills and theory learned from the mechanical engineering cornerstone classes Two parts of the curriculum are emphasized theoretical and applied aspects Students work with state-of-the-art equipment that manufacture the components they have designed This teaches them the benefits of simple practical designs and ease of manufacturing Furthermore the FSAE experience entails managing cost fitting each individualrsquos design into the overall assembly and testing the components
The design and fabrication of the FSAE racecar takes place over a period of nine months and is used as a training ground for young engineering students in preparation for the immensely competitive engineering industry Restrictions are placed on the design of the car in order to test the studentrsquos ingenuity for maximizing the vehicles performance This project develops essential skills used by engineering firms from the design process to fabrication each step of this project takes cost ease of manufacturing and vehicle performance into consideration Once our racecar has been designed manufactured and tested the team travels to the SAE competition in Lincoln Nebraska to compete against engineering schools from all over the world in static and dynamic events
THE VALUE OFBUILDING
PARTNERSHIPS FOR STRONGER
COMMUNITIESWhether itrsquos providing real-time disaster assessment
for faster relief efforts or extending situational
awareness to a global scale Northrop Grummanrsquos
innovative technologies enable decision-makers to
act with unrivaled speed confidence and precision
Thatrsquos why wersquove become a leader in Unmanned
Systems Cyber C4ISR and Logistics
THE VALUE OF PERFORMANCE
wwwnor thropgrummancom
copy 2015 Northrop Grumman Corporation
Jack BuhnBalaji Iyer
Charles Volk
SDPS2015
Thank YouWe would like to thank our friends industry advisory board members
for their support for this yearrsquos Senior Design Project Showcase
252015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
26 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Directions and Parking Information
ST
SNBK
MZ
MH
JC
AR
CH
JPMT
SGLH
OV
JD
AC
BC
IA
MG
CS
CR
SRC
AK
GR
FC
EH
LO
ArborCourt
Mike Curb College Arts Walk
SierraQuad
ManzanitaLawn
OviattLawn
OrangeGrove
DuckPond
Observatory
Haskell Walk
OrangeGrove
MatadorSquare
SpiritPlaza
SoccerPlaza
PlazaPool
BotanicGarden
Rainforest
SRCFieldPlaza
del Sol
TramStop
EastField
Field
Soccer
Golf
DuckPond
EarthquakeGarden
Observatory
N University Dr
Prairie St
PlummerStreet
Dearborn StLind
ley
Ave
E
Uni
v D
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ador
Dr
Zelz
ah A
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Bert
rand
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Nordho St
D E F G
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3
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RecPool
KCSN
RE
SQ
MatadorStatue
Bike Lane
Pools
Matadome
AlumniRelations
Haskell Walk
InfoBooth1
InfoBooth3
VPAC
TH
PDS
OGB
AG
LA
JA
USU
BPGS
CY
F4
F3
F2
E5
E6
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NH
OGBOVPDSPPM
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SCSGSH
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SQSRCSSUST
TH
UNUP
USUUV
VPAC
WC
Nordho Hallmdash C1 Little Theatre [ NH121 ] Campus Theatre [ NH100 ]Orange Grove Bistro mdashF1Delmar T Oviatt Librarymdash D4 Plaza del Sol Performance Hall mdashF4Physical Plant MgmtCorp Yardmdash C6Police Services mdashB3Rainforestmdash F3Redwood Hallmdash F5 Matadome[RE140 ]mdashF5 Poolsmdash F5 Racquetball Courtsmdash F5Recital Hall[CY158] mdashD1Softball Fieldmdash F6Sierra Centermdash C3Sagebrush Hallmdash E5Sierra Hallmdash C3 Whitsett Room [SH451 ]Santa Susana Hallmdash D2Soccer Practice Fieldmdash F7Soccer Plaza amp Fieldmdash G6Sequoia Hallmdash E4Student Recreation Centermdash G4Satellite Student Unionmdash G9Sierra Towermdash C3Trackmdash F8Transit Stationmdash B4Experimental Theatre mdashE1Tennis Courtsmdash G6University Hallmdash B4University Park Apartmentsmdash FndashG 8ndash9University Student Union mdashF4University Village Apartmentsmdash G11Valley Performing Arts Center mdashE1Whitsett Room[SH451] mdashC3 Womenrsquos Centermdash B6
Purchase parking permit at InformationBooth ($6permit cash only)
You can also purchase a parking permit at a permit dispenser located at each level of the parking structure ($6 per permit cash and credit cards are accepted)
Park in Lot G3 Walk to the University Student Union (USU)
Parking Information
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SantaMonica
SanFernando
ThousandOaks
SantaClarita
Cal State Northridge
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wwwcsunedu
18111 Nordho StreetNorthridge California 91330
Directions and Parking Information
SDPS2015
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge CA 91330-8295httpwwwcsuneduecs
16 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Network of Electronic Self-Navigating Transports (NEST)
Prof Patricia Dousette
Dr Nhut Ho
Sean BuckleyVaratep BuranintuDragos GutaYun KimJeffrey Limbacher (Captain)Pinar SayimDavid Wu
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description NEST is a system managing a large group of highly autonomous UAVs that are doing delivery in a small area NEST will give the tools needed in order for a small group of human operators to manage a fleet of hundreds or thousands of UAVs including manipulating the automation monitoring tools that give the large amounts of data in a easy to view format and controlling individual elements of the operations NEST is also capable of communicating with a small quadrotor to send commands
Computer Science
FACULTY ADVISOR
Shayan BozorgmehriCollin CierlakJamey DogomAlex Paiva (Captain)
Ms Doris Chaney
Lights OutProject Description An AndroidAndroid Wearable game that takes hand gestures with a focus to a user that are blind or deaf
TEAM MEMBERS
ADVISOR
172015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Matthew GuevaraTricia HeckmanMohamed Saad MostafaChristian Zamudio (Captain)
Armen AynilianPablo Alejandro Casas (Captain)John ClarkMaria Alexandra GeronillaJason MendozaMatthew MunozBrett Smith
Dr George Law
Micromouse Project
Electrical amp Computer Engineering
Project Description Micromouse is an engineering design competition created by IEEE where small robotic mice solve a 16x16 maze The mice are completely autonomous robots that must find their way from a predetermined starting position to the central area of the maze unaided The mouse will need to keep track of where it is discover walls as it explores map out the maze and detect when it has reached the goal Having reached the goal the mouse will typically perform additional searches of the maze until it has found an optimal route from the start to the centerTEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
Autonomous Unmanned Aerial VehicleProject Description The objective of the project is to produce an aerial vehicle that is capable of autonomously navigating avoiding obstacles and interacting with both other aerial vehicles and ground vehicles
Dr Ron Mehler
Dr Xiaojun Geng
Dr Kourosh Sedghisigarchi
FACULTY ADVISORS
18 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Electrical amp Computer Engineering
AMFM Receiver
WWVB Receiver
Digital Storage Scope
FACULTY ADVISOR
Ryan Dean (Captain)John HurichCarlos SandovalManuel ValadezJackson Vick
Meet AnkleshwariaAlex AvakianAlejandro CamposNicolas Eng (Captain)Bryan Mazariego
Armando AguilarBehrouz BeigyGovinda BudhathokiAmanda CampbellSean Houlihan (Captain)
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Design a Receiver to pick up commercial band
Project Description The WWVB station near Fort Collins Colorado broadcasts a 60kHz signal which tranmits the national time (UTC) and other information over a period of one minute The receiver decodes this signal and then displays the transmitted time on an LCD board exactly like a radio controlled clock that syncs every night
Project Description The digital storage scope is an external unit which attaches to the input terminals of an oscilloscope and that displays signals indefinitely The input has two inputs which converts the input signal into digital signals capable of being stored It is capable of displaying a 1 MHz square wave signal as a minimum and also displays all analog signals up to 1MHz All three axes (x y z) are controlled by the external unit Delayed sweep and pretriggering are provided
Dr Ichiro Hashimoto
Dr Ichiro HashimotoFaculty Advisor
Dr Ichiro HashimotoFaculty Advisor
192015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Delivery Hexacopter
Hybrid Layer Manufacturing 3D Printer
Dynamical Lug Wrench
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management
FACULTY ADVISOR
Dr Bingbing Li
Guida Abdulhamid AlhashashHamad A AlShahin (Captain)Tariq Mohammad AlsulamiMohammed Abdulaziz BindreesBakur Ibrahim Santaly
Naif Abdullah AlabdullatefAbdullah Hassan AlabriAbdullah Osama BahamdinChristina Maya JolieAileen Jane ShinDiego Ernesto VilchezJorge Zubiate (Captain)
Abdullhman AlawfiAbdulaziz M Alfayadh (Captain)Hamdan Ahmed AljeraisyFaisal Muhammed AlmaneeSaleh Ibrahim A AlrosaisAbdullah Abdulaziz AlsorayaiMutaz Fahad AlsubaieFaisal Saud Altubayyeb
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description This project proposed to make a Hexacopter to deliver documents by adding a safe box with finger print or pin code access
Project Description The HLM3D seeks to combine the best features of both processes in one machine to create objects that are unique to Hybrid Layer Manufacturing high quality require little training in machining reduce the amount of waste material and reduce cost of creating high quality objects
Project Description The dynamic Lug wrench is a multi-nuts remover that can simultaneously remove all tire bolts at once It offers a simple and stress-free system to change tires since a person only uses a single lug wrench to remove all bolts Moreover the product is unique compared to the standard lug wrench enabling faster and simpler method of changing tires The dynamical wrench will guarantee safety since it can change flat tires in a fast and modest method
Dr Bingbing LiFaculty Advisor
Dr Bingbing LiFaculty Advisor
20 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
FACULTY ADVISOR
TEAM MEMBERSBenjamin DavisPhillip FadriquelaGavin FallenLuis GarciaMichael GauntSamuel GaxiolaKaren GuerreroAdrian InghilterraBryan JuarezSidney LimMelody MojibSteven MoroNaimat ShifaManpreet SidhuJangjujhar SinghJeff SutherlandMisael ToledoErik Wagner (Captain)
Dr CT Lin
Intelligent Ground Vehicle
Human Powered Vehicle Project
Abdulaziz AlhaddadTalal AlthafairiAbdulrahman AlzaabiNadia AnglesDaniela CaballeroFrancis Chuatoco (Captain)William CornellDaniel CoxHayk DamiryanJason GeggieFares HasanRyan ImmediatoBriana LandavazoRicardo MartinJoseph MaxeyLuis OrnelasMichael PerezJesse RiveraOscar RosasAbdullah SameetJose SanchezAviel Yazditabar
Mechanical Engineering
Prof Aram Khachatourians
Project Description The Human Powered Vehicle Challenge (HPVC) is an annual competition sponsored by The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) It provides an opportunity for undergraduate Mechanical Engineering students to develop design analyze build test validate and finally compete with their own sustainable and practical vehicle
This Senior Design Project is organized into four main teams The Systems team is a new addition this year and conducts System Engineering tasks and is ultimately responsible for the performance of the vehicle and ensuring that requirements and rules are closely followed by other teams The Frame Team designs analyzes and builds the frame for the vehicle This yearrsquos frame will be constructed from Aluminum 6061-T6 and completely machined and welded in-house by HPV team members The Fairing teamrsquos goal is to reduce the weight by about 25 An open Carbon Fiber fairing is being utilized which will provide sufficient ground clearance while making it easy for the riders to
enter and exit the vehicle in a timely fashion Finally the components team optimizes such subsystems as steering breaking and drive systems
CSUNrsquos students will compete in the Human Powered Vehicle Challenge at San Jose California on April 24-26 2015 against engineering schools from all over the world in such events as Design Speed Endurance and Innovation
Project Description The Intelligent Ground Vehicle project is a project based on navigating a fully autonomous robot through a course filled with obstacles designed to obstruct our path to waypoints that must be achieved The robot used to navigate this course is a robot designed by the team that features a standard suspension and a low-profile design perfect for the high maneuverability necessary to complete the course The robot uses a GPS and compass for navigation purposes along with three laser range finders and two cameras which are all used for obstacle avoidance
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
212015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Mechanical Engineering
Abdulrahman AbdulrahmanTitus AreeckalVladimir Arutyunov (Captain)John BastarLuis CalderonWilliam CaulkJames ConnollyDaniel DoKhaled ErdainiDavid GaetaKevin HudelsonRaymundo JimenezAllen KasapianEric KattanKelvin KonevskyNaguib SaidChristopher ThompsonKendra ToddAurora VarelaIan WilmothPaulo Yu
Dr George Youssef
SAE Aero Design Heavy Lift AircraftProject Description The Society of Automotive Engineerrsquos Aero Design competition challenges students to design manufacture and fly a radio controlled cargo aircraft on a mission to simulate a humanitarian aid cargo drop The approach to this project taken by the CSUN Aero Team is to simulate a professional aerospace engineering firm This requires students to apply a solid understanding of the technical skills they have gained throughout their education as well as practical skills and teamwork The mission objective of this yearrsquos competition is to design an aircraft that can drop a 3 lb humanitarian aid package onto a fixed ground target from at least 100 ft in the air In addition to the mission requirements there are variable constraints on the aircraft weight and the weight of static cargo the aircraft takes with it on the mission In order to maximize the teamrsquos mission score we selected the strictest possible system weight requirements
This project is the culminating experience of years of engineering education The teamrsquos goal is to win the competition while upholding world-class standards of engineering professionalism Students took their design through the entire product development cycle concept design analysis manufacturing testing and operation At the competition in Van Nuys CA over the wekend of April 24th the CSUN Aero Team will compete against universities from around the world in static events as well as mission performance
FACULTY ADVISOR
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Our team engineered a vertical-axis wind turbine This project is a continuation of a 2014 Alternative Energy Teamrsquos project Vertical axis blades were chosen due to increased efficiency as opposed to typical horizontal axis windmills The structure is made of stainless steel to increase stability and durability and arms made of aluminum When assembled an alternator generates additional electrical energy to the batteries in CSUNrsquos HAAS Lab these batteries currently store energy from a solar panel Because the current solar panel creates more energy than is used in the lab we designed and built a sea water desalinization system to take advantage of the excess energy in the batteries
Our renewable energy powered desalinator is designed to take advantage of the reverse osmosis membrane desalination technology With an output of fresh water production capacity of almost 76 litersday (20 GPD) the unit is designed to produce drinking water in compliance with standards established by the World Health Organization (WHO)
Saleh AldakheelAbdulaziz AldewaikhFranck Ndedi BalemagnaMohamed CheraitiaRyan Crane (Captain)Garo DadarianVictor FarodoluSevak GalstyanMeng HanDavid HernandezSeth HurdTravis JackKyle LofgrenDaniel MedinaMallory MurrLaura SaccoAnthony ScarcelloHovhanness ShadanyanArbi ShahmirzaianChristopher SilvaDaniel Wegeshe
TEAM MEMBERS
Dr Abhijit Mukherjee
FACULTY ADVISOR Solar and Wind Powered Sea Water Desalinator
22 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Mechanical Engineering
Formula SAE Car ProjectFACULTY ADVISOR
Dr Stewart Prince
Jasem Abdulrahman Jozef Adams AeroAbdulaziz Albloushi Gino Alfonso-Macauley Abdullah Ali Abdullah Alibrahim Basel Alotaibi Abdullah Alshaiji Abdullah Alsumait Fahad Alzubi Bader Bader Jordan BandakJonathan Baumgarten (Captain)Nicholas Beard Brandon BelardoBrian Biehl AeroJeffery Bonsall Chris ChockCameron DarnellJoseph Ferrara Matthew Ferrer Ryan Haroutunian Kevin Klingenhoff Patrick Lumague Alonzo Mennano David Meyer Kirsten Mies Kevin Miranda Adnan Moborak Jorge Molina Andrew Monesi James Nakamura John Oviedo Divyam Patel Ryan Persaud Cameron Robichou Mark Rothenberg Ryan Selve Keve Shoemaker Alan Smith John Carlos Sotelo Greg Thompson Ana Ujueta Lucas Wittig
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Formula SAE is an annual competition held by SAE International co-sponsored by a consortium of companies including General Motors Ford Chrysler and Honda The concept of the competition is to create a fictional manufacturing firm that has appointed a design team Matador Motorsports to produce a prototype racecar The target market is the non-professional autocross racer Students are required to conceive design and build a formula style racecar to compete each year against other universities from around the world
This capstone project requires the skills and theory learned from the mechanical engineering cornerstone classes Two parts of the curriculum are emphasized theoretical and applied aspects Students work with state-of-the-art equipment that manufacture the components they have designed This teaches them the benefits of simple practical designs and ease of manufacturing Furthermore the FSAE experience entails managing cost fitting each individualrsquos design into the overall assembly and testing the components
The design and fabrication of the FSAE racecar takes place over a period of nine months and is used as a training ground for young engineering students in preparation for the immensely competitive engineering industry Restrictions are placed on the design of the car in order to test the studentrsquos ingenuity for maximizing the vehicles performance This project develops essential skills used by engineering firms from the design process to fabrication each step of this project takes cost ease of manufacturing and vehicle performance into consideration Once our racecar has been designed manufactured and tested the team travels to the SAE competition in Lincoln Nebraska to compete against engineering schools from all over the world in static and dynamic events
THE VALUE OFBUILDING
PARTNERSHIPS FOR STRONGER
COMMUNITIESWhether itrsquos providing real-time disaster assessment
for faster relief efforts or extending situational
awareness to a global scale Northrop Grummanrsquos
innovative technologies enable decision-makers to
act with unrivaled speed confidence and precision
Thatrsquos why wersquove become a leader in Unmanned
Systems Cyber C4ISR and Logistics
THE VALUE OF PERFORMANCE
wwwnor thropgrummancom
copy 2015 Northrop Grumman Corporation
Jack BuhnBalaji Iyer
Charles Volk
SDPS2015
Thank YouWe would like to thank our friends industry advisory board members
for their support for this yearrsquos Senior Design Project Showcase
252015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
26 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Directions and Parking Information
ST
SNBK
MZ
MH
JC
AR
CH
JPMT
SGLH
OV
JD
AC
BC
IA
MG
CS
CR
SRC
AK
GR
FC
EH
LO
ArborCourt
Mike Curb College Arts Walk
SierraQuad
ManzanitaLawn
OviattLawn
OrangeGrove
DuckPond
Observatory
Haskell Walk
OrangeGrove
MatadorSquare
SpiritPlaza
SoccerPlaza
PlazaPool
BotanicGarden
Rainforest
SRCFieldPlaza
del Sol
TramStop
EastField
Field
Soccer
Golf
DuckPond
EarthquakeGarden
Observatory
N University Dr
Prairie St
PlummerStreet
Dearborn StLind
ley
Ave
E
Uni
v D
r
Mat
ador
Dr
Zelz
ah A
ve
Bert
rand
St
Nordho St
D E F G
1
2
3
4
5
6
RecPool
KCSN
RE
SQ
MatadorStatue
Bike Lane
Pools
Matadome
AlumniRelations
Haskell Walk
InfoBooth1
InfoBooth3
VPAC
TH
PDS
OGB
AG
LA
JA
USU
BPGS
CY
F4
F3
F2
E5
E6
G4
F5
G3
G1
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USUUV
VPAC
WC
Nordho Hallmdash C1 Little Theatre [ NH121 ] Campus Theatre [ NH100 ]Orange Grove Bistro mdashF1Delmar T Oviatt Librarymdash D4 Plaza del Sol Performance Hall mdashF4Physical Plant MgmtCorp Yardmdash C6Police Services mdashB3Rainforestmdash F3Redwood Hallmdash F5 Matadome[RE140 ]mdashF5 Poolsmdash F5 Racquetball Courtsmdash F5Recital Hall[CY158] mdashD1Softball Fieldmdash F6Sierra Centermdash C3Sagebrush Hallmdash E5Sierra Hallmdash C3 Whitsett Room [SH451 ]Santa Susana Hallmdash D2Soccer Practice Fieldmdash F7Soccer Plaza amp Fieldmdash G6Sequoia Hallmdash E4Student Recreation Centermdash G4Satellite Student Unionmdash G9Sierra Towermdash C3Trackmdash F8Transit Stationmdash B4Experimental Theatre mdashE1Tennis Courtsmdash G6University Hallmdash B4University Park Apartmentsmdash FndashG 8ndash9University Student Union mdashF4University Village Apartmentsmdash G11Valley Performing Arts Center mdashE1Whitsett Room[SH451] mdashC3 Womenrsquos Centermdash B6
Purchase parking permit at InformationBooth ($6permit cash only)
You can also purchase a parking permit at a permit dispenser located at each level of the parking structure ($6 per permit cash and credit cards are accepted)
Park in Lot G3 Walk to the University Student Union (USU)
Parking Information
1
23
Senior Design Project ShowcaseCollege of Engineering amp Computer Science
10
5
5
405
405 110710
210
134
118
126
14
1
23
27 101
101
Malibu
Oxnard
Ventura
Burbank
Moorpark
Calabasas
LosAngeles
SimiValley
SantaPaula
SantaMonica
SanFernando
ThousandOaks
SantaClarita
Cal State Northridge
S a n t a M o n i c a M o u n t a i n s
S a n t a S u s a n a M o u n t a i n s
S a n G a b r i e l
Mo u n t a i n s
S a n F e r n a n d oV a l l e y
P a c i cO c e a n
0 10
scale in miles
405
118
101
Cal StateNorthridge
this map NOT to scale
Nordho Street
Rese
da B
lvd
wwwcsunedu
18111 Nordho StreetNorthridge California 91330
Directions and Parking Information
SDPS2015
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge CA 91330-8295httpwwwcsuneduecs
172015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Matthew GuevaraTricia HeckmanMohamed Saad MostafaChristian Zamudio (Captain)
Armen AynilianPablo Alejandro Casas (Captain)John ClarkMaria Alexandra GeronillaJason MendozaMatthew MunozBrett Smith
Dr George Law
Micromouse Project
Electrical amp Computer Engineering
Project Description Micromouse is an engineering design competition created by IEEE where small robotic mice solve a 16x16 maze The mice are completely autonomous robots that must find their way from a predetermined starting position to the central area of the maze unaided The mouse will need to keep track of where it is discover walls as it explores map out the maze and detect when it has reached the goal Having reached the goal the mouse will typically perform additional searches of the maze until it has found an optimal route from the start to the centerTEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
Autonomous Unmanned Aerial VehicleProject Description The objective of the project is to produce an aerial vehicle that is capable of autonomously navigating avoiding obstacles and interacting with both other aerial vehicles and ground vehicles
Dr Ron Mehler
Dr Xiaojun Geng
Dr Kourosh Sedghisigarchi
FACULTY ADVISORS
18 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Electrical amp Computer Engineering
AMFM Receiver
WWVB Receiver
Digital Storage Scope
FACULTY ADVISOR
Ryan Dean (Captain)John HurichCarlos SandovalManuel ValadezJackson Vick
Meet AnkleshwariaAlex AvakianAlejandro CamposNicolas Eng (Captain)Bryan Mazariego
Armando AguilarBehrouz BeigyGovinda BudhathokiAmanda CampbellSean Houlihan (Captain)
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Design a Receiver to pick up commercial band
Project Description The WWVB station near Fort Collins Colorado broadcasts a 60kHz signal which tranmits the national time (UTC) and other information over a period of one minute The receiver decodes this signal and then displays the transmitted time on an LCD board exactly like a radio controlled clock that syncs every night
Project Description The digital storage scope is an external unit which attaches to the input terminals of an oscilloscope and that displays signals indefinitely The input has two inputs which converts the input signal into digital signals capable of being stored It is capable of displaying a 1 MHz square wave signal as a minimum and also displays all analog signals up to 1MHz All three axes (x y z) are controlled by the external unit Delayed sweep and pretriggering are provided
Dr Ichiro Hashimoto
Dr Ichiro HashimotoFaculty Advisor
Dr Ichiro HashimotoFaculty Advisor
192015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Delivery Hexacopter
Hybrid Layer Manufacturing 3D Printer
Dynamical Lug Wrench
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management
FACULTY ADVISOR
Dr Bingbing Li
Guida Abdulhamid AlhashashHamad A AlShahin (Captain)Tariq Mohammad AlsulamiMohammed Abdulaziz BindreesBakur Ibrahim Santaly
Naif Abdullah AlabdullatefAbdullah Hassan AlabriAbdullah Osama BahamdinChristina Maya JolieAileen Jane ShinDiego Ernesto VilchezJorge Zubiate (Captain)
Abdullhman AlawfiAbdulaziz M Alfayadh (Captain)Hamdan Ahmed AljeraisyFaisal Muhammed AlmaneeSaleh Ibrahim A AlrosaisAbdullah Abdulaziz AlsorayaiMutaz Fahad AlsubaieFaisal Saud Altubayyeb
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description This project proposed to make a Hexacopter to deliver documents by adding a safe box with finger print or pin code access
Project Description The HLM3D seeks to combine the best features of both processes in one machine to create objects that are unique to Hybrid Layer Manufacturing high quality require little training in machining reduce the amount of waste material and reduce cost of creating high quality objects
Project Description The dynamic Lug wrench is a multi-nuts remover that can simultaneously remove all tire bolts at once It offers a simple and stress-free system to change tires since a person only uses a single lug wrench to remove all bolts Moreover the product is unique compared to the standard lug wrench enabling faster and simpler method of changing tires The dynamical wrench will guarantee safety since it can change flat tires in a fast and modest method
Dr Bingbing LiFaculty Advisor
Dr Bingbing LiFaculty Advisor
20 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
FACULTY ADVISOR
TEAM MEMBERSBenjamin DavisPhillip FadriquelaGavin FallenLuis GarciaMichael GauntSamuel GaxiolaKaren GuerreroAdrian InghilterraBryan JuarezSidney LimMelody MojibSteven MoroNaimat ShifaManpreet SidhuJangjujhar SinghJeff SutherlandMisael ToledoErik Wagner (Captain)
Dr CT Lin
Intelligent Ground Vehicle
Human Powered Vehicle Project
Abdulaziz AlhaddadTalal AlthafairiAbdulrahman AlzaabiNadia AnglesDaniela CaballeroFrancis Chuatoco (Captain)William CornellDaniel CoxHayk DamiryanJason GeggieFares HasanRyan ImmediatoBriana LandavazoRicardo MartinJoseph MaxeyLuis OrnelasMichael PerezJesse RiveraOscar RosasAbdullah SameetJose SanchezAviel Yazditabar
Mechanical Engineering
Prof Aram Khachatourians
Project Description The Human Powered Vehicle Challenge (HPVC) is an annual competition sponsored by The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) It provides an opportunity for undergraduate Mechanical Engineering students to develop design analyze build test validate and finally compete with their own sustainable and practical vehicle
This Senior Design Project is organized into four main teams The Systems team is a new addition this year and conducts System Engineering tasks and is ultimately responsible for the performance of the vehicle and ensuring that requirements and rules are closely followed by other teams The Frame Team designs analyzes and builds the frame for the vehicle This yearrsquos frame will be constructed from Aluminum 6061-T6 and completely machined and welded in-house by HPV team members The Fairing teamrsquos goal is to reduce the weight by about 25 An open Carbon Fiber fairing is being utilized which will provide sufficient ground clearance while making it easy for the riders to
enter and exit the vehicle in a timely fashion Finally the components team optimizes such subsystems as steering breaking and drive systems
CSUNrsquos students will compete in the Human Powered Vehicle Challenge at San Jose California on April 24-26 2015 against engineering schools from all over the world in such events as Design Speed Endurance and Innovation
Project Description The Intelligent Ground Vehicle project is a project based on navigating a fully autonomous robot through a course filled with obstacles designed to obstruct our path to waypoints that must be achieved The robot used to navigate this course is a robot designed by the team that features a standard suspension and a low-profile design perfect for the high maneuverability necessary to complete the course The robot uses a GPS and compass for navigation purposes along with three laser range finders and two cameras which are all used for obstacle avoidance
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
212015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Mechanical Engineering
Abdulrahman AbdulrahmanTitus AreeckalVladimir Arutyunov (Captain)John BastarLuis CalderonWilliam CaulkJames ConnollyDaniel DoKhaled ErdainiDavid GaetaKevin HudelsonRaymundo JimenezAllen KasapianEric KattanKelvin KonevskyNaguib SaidChristopher ThompsonKendra ToddAurora VarelaIan WilmothPaulo Yu
Dr George Youssef
SAE Aero Design Heavy Lift AircraftProject Description The Society of Automotive Engineerrsquos Aero Design competition challenges students to design manufacture and fly a radio controlled cargo aircraft on a mission to simulate a humanitarian aid cargo drop The approach to this project taken by the CSUN Aero Team is to simulate a professional aerospace engineering firm This requires students to apply a solid understanding of the technical skills they have gained throughout their education as well as practical skills and teamwork The mission objective of this yearrsquos competition is to design an aircraft that can drop a 3 lb humanitarian aid package onto a fixed ground target from at least 100 ft in the air In addition to the mission requirements there are variable constraints on the aircraft weight and the weight of static cargo the aircraft takes with it on the mission In order to maximize the teamrsquos mission score we selected the strictest possible system weight requirements
This project is the culminating experience of years of engineering education The teamrsquos goal is to win the competition while upholding world-class standards of engineering professionalism Students took their design through the entire product development cycle concept design analysis manufacturing testing and operation At the competition in Van Nuys CA over the wekend of April 24th the CSUN Aero Team will compete against universities from around the world in static events as well as mission performance
FACULTY ADVISOR
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Our team engineered a vertical-axis wind turbine This project is a continuation of a 2014 Alternative Energy Teamrsquos project Vertical axis blades were chosen due to increased efficiency as opposed to typical horizontal axis windmills The structure is made of stainless steel to increase stability and durability and arms made of aluminum When assembled an alternator generates additional electrical energy to the batteries in CSUNrsquos HAAS Lab these batteries currently store energy from a solar panel Because the current solar panel creates more energy than is used in the lab we designed and built a sea water desalinization system to take advantage of the excess energy in the batteries
Our renewable energy powered desalinator is designed to take advantage of the reverse osmosis membrane desalination technology With an output of fresh water production capacity of almost 76 litersday (20 GPD) the unit is designed to produce drinking water in compliance with standards established by the World Health Organization (WHO)
Saleh AldakheelAbdulaziz AldewaikhFranck Ndedi BalemagnaMohamed CheraitiaRyan Crane (Captain)Garo DadarianVictor FarodoluSevak GalstyanMeng HanDavid HernandezSeth HurdTravis JackKyle LofgrenDaniel MedinaMallory MurrLaura SaccoAnthony ScarcelloHovhanness ShadanyanArbi ShahmirzaianChristopher SilvaDaniel Wegeshe
TEAM MEMBERS
Dr Abhijit Mukherjee
FACULTY ADVISOR Solar and Wind Powered Sea Water Desalinator
22 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Mechanical Engineering
Formula SAE Car ProjectFACULTY ADVISOR
Dr Stewart Prince
Jasem Abdulrahman Jozef Adams AeroAbdulaziz Albloushi Gino Alfonso-Macauley Abdullah Ali Abdullah Alibrahim Basel Alotaibi Abdullah Alshaiji Abdullah Alsumait Fahad Alzubi Bader Bader Jordan BandakJonathan Baumgarten (Captain)Nicholas Beard Brandon BelardoBrian Biehl AeroJeffery Bonsall Chris ChockCameron DarnellJoseph Ferrara Matthew Ferrer Ryan Haroutunian Kevin Klingenhoff Patrick Lumague Alonzo Mennano David Meyer Kirsten Mies Kevin Miranda Adnan Moborak Jorge Molina Andrew Monesi James Nakamura John Oviedo Divyam Patel Ryan Persaud Cameron Robichou Mark Rothenberg Ryan Selve Keve Shoemaker Alan Smith John Carlos Sotelo Greg Thompson Ana Ujueta Lucas Wittig
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Formula SAE is an annual competition held by SAE International co-sponsored by a consortium of companies including General Motors Ford Chrysler and Honda The concept of the competition is to create a fictional manufacturing firm that has appointed a design team Matador Motorsports to produce a prototype racecar The target market is the non-professional autocross racer Students are required to conceive design and build a formula style racecar to compete each year against other universities from around the world
This capstone project requires the skills and theory learned from the mechanical engineering cornerstone classes Two parts of the curriculum are emphasized theoretical and applied aspects Students work with state-of-the-art equipment that manufacture the components they have designed This teaches them the benefits of simple practical designs and ease of manufacturing Furthermore the FSAE experience entails managing cost fitting each individualrsquos design into the overall assembly and testing the components
The design and fabrication of the FSAE racecar takes place over a period of nine months and is used as a training ground for young engineering students in preparation for the immensely competitive engineering industry Restrictions are placed on the design of the car in order to test the studentrsquos ingenuity for maximizing the vehicles performance This project develops essential skills used by engineering firms from the design process to fabrication each step of this project takes cost ease of manufacturing and vehicle performance into consideration Once our racecar has been designed manufactured and tested the team travels to the SAE competition in Lincoln Nebraska to compete against engineering schools from all over the world in static and dynamic events
THE VALUE OFBUILDING
PARTNERSHIPS FOR STRONGER
COMMUNITIESWhether itrsquos providing real-time disaster assessment
for faster relief efforts or extending situational
awareness to a global scale Northrop Grummanrsquos
innovative technologies enable decision-makers to
act with unrivaled speed confidence and precision
Thatrsquos why wersquove become a leader in Unmanned
Systems Cyber C4ISR and Logistics
THE VALUE OF PERFORMANCE
wwwnor thropgrummancom
copy 2015 Northrop Grumman Corporation
Jack BuhnBalaji Iyer
Charles Volk
SDPS2015
Thank YouWe would like to thank our friends industry advisory board members
for their support for this yearrsquos Senior Design Project Showcase
252015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
26 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Directions and Parking Information
ST
SNBK
MZ
MH
JC
AR
CH
JPMT
SGLH
OV
JD
AC
BC
IA
MG
CS
CR
SRC
AK
GR
FC
EH
LO
ArborCourt
Mike Curb College Arts Walk
SierraQuad
ManzanitaLawn
OviattLawn
OrangeGrove
DuckPond
Observatory
Haskell Walk
OrangeGrove
MatadorSquare
SpiritPlaza
SoccerPlaza
PlazaPool
BotanicGarden
Rainforest
SRCFieldPlaza
del Sol
TramStop
EastField
Field
Soccer
Golf
DuckPond
EarthquakeGarden
Observatory
N University Dr
Prairie St
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ley
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MatadorStatue
Bike Lane
Pools
Matadome
AlumniRelations
Haskell Walk
InfoBooth1
InfoBooth3
VPAC
TH
PDS
OGB
AG
LA
JA
USU
BPGS
CY
F4
F3
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TH
UNUP
USUUV
VPAC
WC
Nordho Hallmdash C1 Little Theatre [ NH121 ] Campus Theatre [ NH100 ]Orange Grove Bistro mdashF1Delmar T Oviatt Librarymdash D4 Plaza del Sol Performance Hall mdashF4Physical Plant MgmtCorp Yardmdash C6Police Services mdashB3Rainforestmdash F3Redwood Hallmdash F5 Matadome[RE140 ]mdashF5 Poolsmdash F5 Racquetball Courtsmdash F5Recital Hall[CY158] mdashD1Softball Fieldmdash F6Sierra Centermdash C3Sagebrush Hallmdash E5Sierra Hallmdash C3 Whitsett Room [SH451 ]Santa Susana Hallmdash D2Soccer Practice Fieldmdash F7Soccer Plaza amp Fieldmdash G6Sequoia Hallmdash E4Student Recreation Centermdash G4Satellite Student Unionmdash G9Sierra Towermdash C3Trackmdash F8Transit Stationmdash B4Experimental Theatre mdashE1Tennis Courtsmdash G6University Hallmdash B4University Park Apartmentsmdash FndashG 8ndash9University Student Union mdashF4University Village Apartmentsmdash G11Valley Performing Arts Center mdashE1Whitsett Room[SH451] mdashC3 Womenrsquos Centermdash B6
Purchase parking permit at InformationBooth ($6permit cash only)
You can also purchase a parking permit at a permit dispenser located at each level of the parking structure ($6 per permit cash and credit cards are accepted)
Park in Lot G3 Walk to the University Student Union (USU)
Parking Information
1
23
Senior Design Project ShowcaseCollege of Engineering amp Computer Science
10
5
5
405
405 110710
210
134
118
126
14
1
23
27 101
101
Malibu
Oxnard
Ventura
Burbank
Moorpark
Calabasas
LosAngeles
SimiValley
SantaPaula
SantaMonica
SanFernando
ThousandOaks
SantaClarita
Cal State Northridge
S a n t a M o n i c a M o u n t a i n s
S a n t a S u s a n a M o u n t a i n s
S a n G a b r i e l
Mo u n t a i n s
S a n F e r n a n d oV a l l e y
P a c i cO c e a n
0 10
scale in miles
405
118
101
Cal StateNorthridge
this map NOT to scale
Nordho Street
Rese
da B
lvd
wwwcsunedu
18111 Nordho StreetNorthridge California 91330
Directions and Parking Information
SDPS2015
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge CA 91330-8295httpwwwcsuneduecs
18 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Electrical amp Computer Engineering
AMFM Receiver
WWVB Receiver
Digital Storage Scope
FACULTY ADVISOR
Ryan Dean (Captain)John HurichCarlos SandovalManuel ValadezJackson Vick
Meet AnkleshwariaAlex AvakianAlejandro CamposNicolas Eng (Captain)Bryan Mazariego
Armando AguilarBehrouz BeigyGovinda BudhathokiAmanda CampbellSean Houlihan (Captain)
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Design a Receiver to pick up commercial band
Project Description The WWVB station near Fort Collins Colorado broadcasts a 60kHz signal which tranmits the national time (UTC) and other information over a period of one minute The receiver decodes this signal and then displays the transmitted time on an LCD board exactly like a radio controlled clock that syncs every night
Project Description The digital storage scope is an external unit which attaches to the input terminals of an oscilloscope and that displays signals indefinitely The input has two inputs which converts the input signal into digital signals capable of being stored It is capable of displaying a 1 MHz square wave signal as a minimum and also displays all analog signals up to 1MHz All three axes (x y z) are controlled by the external unit Delayed sweep and pretriggering are provided
Dr Ichiro Hashimoto
Dr Ichiro HashimotoFaculty Advisor
Dr Ichiro HashimotoFaculty Advisor
192015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Delivery Hexacopter
Hybrid Layer Manufacturing 3D Printer
Dynamical Lug Wrench
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management
FACULTY ADVISOR
Dr Bingbing Li
Guida Abdulhamid AlhashashHamad A AlShahin (Captain)Tariq Mohammad AlsulamiMohammed Abdulaziz BindreesBakur Ibrahim Santaly
Naif Abdullah AlabdullatefAbdullah Hassan AlabriAbdullah Osama BahamdinChristina Maya JolieAileen Jane ShinDiego Ernesto VilchezJorge Zubiate (Captain)
Abdullhman AlawfiAbdulaziz M Alfayadh (Captain)Hamdan Ahmed AljeraisyFaisal Muhammed AlmaneeSaleh Ibrahim A AlrosaisAbdullah Abdulaziz AlsorayaiMutaz Fahad AlsubaieFaisal Saud Altubayyeb
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description This project proposed to make a Hexacopter to deliver documents by adding a safe box with finger print or pin code access
Project Description The HLM3D seeks to combine the best features of both processes in one machine to create objects that are unique to Hybrid Layer Manufacturing high quality require little training in machining reduce the amount of waste material and reduce cost of creating high quality objects
Project Description The dynamic Lug wrench is a multi-nuts remover that can simultaneously remove all tire bolts at once It offers a simple and stress-free system to change tires since a person only uses a single lug wrench to remove all bolts Moreover the product is unique compared to the standard lug wrench enabling faster and simpler method of changing tires The dynamical wrench will guarantee safety since it can change flat tires in a fast and modest method
Dr Bingbing LiFaculty Advisor
Dr Bingbing LiFaculty Advisor
20 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
FACULTY ADVISOR
TEAM MEMBERSBenjamin DavisPhillip FadriquelaGavin FallenLuis GarciaMichael GauntSamuel GaxiolaKaren GuerreroAdrian InghilterraBryan JuarezSidney LimMelody MojibSteven MoroNaimat ShifaManpreet SidhuJangjujhar SinghJeff SutherlandMisael ToledoErik Wagner (Captain)
Dr CT Lin
Intelligent Ground Vehicle
Human Powered Vehicle Project
Abdulaziz AlhaddadTalal AlthafairiAbdulrahman AlzaabiNadia AnglesDaniela CaballeroFrancis Chuatoco (Captain)William CornellDaniel CoxHayk DamiryanJason GeggieFares HasanRyan ImmediatoBriana LandavazoRicardo MartinJoseph MaxeyLuis OrnelasMichael PerezJesse RiveraOscar RosasAbdullah SameetJose SanchezAviel Yazditabar
Mechanical Engineering
Prof Aram Khachatourians
Project Description The Human Powered Vehicle Challenge (HPVC) is an annual competition sponsored by The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) It provides an opportunity for undergraduate Mechanical Engineering students to develop design analyze build test validate and finally compete with their own sustainable and practical vehicle
This Senior Design Project is organized into four main teams The Systems team is a new addition this year and conducts System Engineering tasks and is ultimately responsible for the performance of the vehicle and ensuring that requirements and rules are closely followed by other teams The Frame Team designs analyzes and builds the frame for the vehicle This yearrsquos frame will be constructed from Aluminum 6061-T6 and completely machined and welded in-house by HPV team members The Fairing teamrsquos goal is to reduce the weight by about 25 An open Carbon Fiber fairing is being utilized which will provide sufficient ground clearance while making it easy for the riders to
enter and exit the vehicle in a timely fashion Finally the components team optimizes such subsystems as steering breaking and drive systems
CSUNrsquos students will compete in the Human Powered Vehicle Challenge at San Jose California on April 24-26 2015 against engineering schools from all over the world in such events as Design Speed Endurance and Innovation
Project Description The Intelligent Ground Vehicle project is a project based on navigating a fully autonomous robot through a course filled with obstacles designed to obstruct our path to waypoints that must be achieved The robot used to navigate this course is a robot designed by the team that features a standard suspension and a low-profile design perfect for the high maneuverability necessary to complete the course The robot uses a GPS and compass for navigation purposes along with three laser range finders and two cameras which are all used for obstacle avoidance
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
212015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Mechanical Engineering
Abdulrahman AbdulrahmanTitus AreeckalVladimir Arutyunov (Captain)John BastarLuis CalderonWilliam CaulkJames ConnollyDaniel DoKhaled ErdainiDavid GaetaKevin HudelsonRaymundo JimenezAllen KasapianEric KattanKelvin KonevskyNaguib SaidChristopher ThompsonKendra ToddAurora VarelaIan WilmothPaulo Yu
Dr George Youssef
SAE Aero Design Heavy Lift AircraftProject Description The Society of Automotive Engineerrsquos Aero Design competition challenges students to design manufacture and fly a radio controlled cargo aircraft on a mission to simulate a humanitarian aid cargo drop The approach to this project taken by the CSUN Aero Team is to simulate a professional aerospace engineering firm This requires students to apply a solid understanding of the technical skills they have gained throughout their education as well as practical skills and teamwork The mission objective of this yearrsquos competition is to design an aircraft that can drop a 3 lb humanitarian aid package onto a fixed ground target from at least 100 ft in the air In addition to the mission requirements there are variable constraints on the aircraft weight and the weight of static cargo the aircraft takes with it on the mission In order to maximize the teamrsquos mission score we selected the strictest possible system weight requirements
This project is the culminating experience of years of engineering education The teamrsquos goal is to win the competition while upholding world-class standards of engineering professionalism Students took their design through the entire product development cycle concept design analysis manufacturing testing and operation At the competition in Van Nuys CA over the wekend of April 24th the CSUN Aero Team will compete against universities from around the world in static events as well as mission performance
FACULTY ADVISOR
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Our team engineered a vertical-axis wind turbine This project is a continuation of a 2014 Alternative Energy Teamrsquos project Vertical axis blades were chosen due to increased efficiency as opposed to typical horizontal axis windmills The structure is made of stainless steel to increase stability and durability and arms made of aluminum When assembled an alternator generates additional electrical energy to the batteries in CSUNrsquos HAAS Lab these batteries currently store energy from a solar panel Because the current solar panel creates more energy than is used in the lab we designed and built a sea water desalinization system to take advantage of the excess energy in the batteries
Our renewable energy powered desalinator is designed to take advantage of the reverse osmosis membrane desalination technology With an output of fresh water production capacity of almost 76 litersday (20 GPD) the unit is designed to produce drinking water in compliance with standards established by the World Health Organization (WHO)
Saleh AldakheelAbdulaziz AldewaikhFranck Ndedi BalemagnaMohamed CheraitiaRyan Crane (Captain)Garo DadarianVictor FarodoluSevak GalstyanMeng HanDavid HernandezSeth HurdTravis JackKyle LofgrenDaniel MedinaMallory MurrLaura SaccoAnthony ScarcelloHovhanness ShadanyanArbi ShahmirzaianChristopher SilvaDaniel Wegeshe
TEAM MEMBERS
Dr Abhijit Mukherjee
FACULTY ADVISOR Solar and Wind Powered Sea Water Desalinator
22 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Mechanical Engineering
Formula SAE Car ProjectFACULTY ADVISOR
Dr Stewart Prince
Jasem Abdulrahman Jozef Adams AeroAbdulaziz Albloushi Gino Alfonso-Macauley Abdullah Ali Abdullah Alibrahim Basel Alotaibi Abdullah Alshaiji Abdullah Alsumait Fahad Alzubi Bader Bader Jordan BandakJonathan Baumgarten (Captain)Nicholas Beard Brandon BelardoBrian Biehl AeroJeffery Bonsall Chris ChockCameron DarnellJoseph Ferrara Matthew Ferrer Ryan Haroutunian Kevin Klingenhoff Patrick Lumague Alonzo Mennano David Meyer Kirsten Mies Kevin Miranda Adnan Moborak Jorge Molina Andrew Monesi James Nakamura John Oviedo Divyam Patel Ryan Persaud Cameron Robichou Mark Rothenberg Ryan Selve Keve Shoemaker Alan Smith John Carlos Sotelo Greg Thompson Ana Ujueta Lucas Wittig
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Formula SAE is an annual competition held by SAE International co-sponsored by a consortium of companies including General Motors Ford Chrysler and Honda The concept of the competition is to create a fictional manufacturing firm that has appointed a design team Matador Motorsports to produce a prototype racecar The target market is the non-professional autocross racer Students are required to conceive design and build a formula style racecar to compete each year against other universities from around the world
This capstone project requires the skills and theory learned from the mechanical engineering cornerstone classes Two parts of the curriculum are emphasized theoretical and applied aspects Students work with state-of-the-art equipment that manufacture the components they have designed This teaches them the benefits of simple practical designs and ease of manufacturing Furthermore the FSAE experience entails managing cost fitting each individualrsquos design into the overall assembly and testing the components
The design and fabrication of the FSAE racecar takes place over a period of nine months and is used as a training ground for young engineering students in preparation for the immensely competitive engineering industry Restrictions are placed on the design of the car in order to test the studentrsquos ingenuity for maximizing the vehicles performance This project develops essential skills used by engineering firms from the design process to fabrication each step of this project takes cost ease of manufacturing and vehicle performance into consideration Once our racecar has been designed manufactured and tested the team travels to the SAE competition in Lincoln Nebraska to compete against engineering schools from all over the world in static and dynamic events
THE VALUE OFBUILDING
PARTNERSHIPS FOR STRONGER
COMMUNITIESWhether itrsquos providing real-time disaster assessment
for faster relief efforts or extending situational
awareness to a global scale Northrop Grummanrsquos
innovative technologies enable decision-makers to
act with unrivaled speed confidence and precision
Thatrsquos why wersquove become a leader in Unmanned
Systems Cyber C4ISR and Logistics
THE VALUE OF PERFORMANCE
wwwnor thropgrummancom
copy 2015 Northrop Grumman Corporation
Jack BuhnBalaji Iyer
Charles Volk
SDPS2015
Thank YouWe would like to thank our friends industry advisory board members
for their support for this yearrsquos Senior Design Project Showcase
252015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
26 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Directions and Parking Information
ST
SNBK
MZ
MH
JC
AR
CH
JPMT
SGLH
OV
JD
AC
BC
IA
MG
CS
CR
SRC
AK
GR
FC
EH
LO
ArborCourt
Mike Curb College Arts Walk
SierraQuad
ManzanitaLawn
OviattLawn
OrangeGrove
DuckPond
Observatory
Haskell Walk
OrangeGrove
MatadorSquare
SpiritPlaza
SoccerPlaza
PlazaPool
BotanicGarden
Rainforest
SRCFieldPlaza
del Sol
TramStop
EastField
Field
Soccer
Golf
DuckPond
EarthquakeGarden
Observatory
N University Dr
Prairie St
PlummerStreet
Dearborn StLind
ley
Ave
E
Uni
v D
r
Mat
ador
Dr
Zelz
ah A
ve
Bert
rand
St
Nordho St
D E F G
1
2
3
4
5
6
RecPool
KCSN
RE
SQ
MatadorStatue
Bike Lane
Pools
Matadome
AlumniRelations
Haskell Walk
InfoBooth1
InfoBooth3
VPAC
TH
PDS
OGB
AG
LA
JA
USU
BPGS
CY
F4
F3
F2
E5
E6
G4
F5
G3
G1
E6D6
ParkingStructure
G3
EOGBMH
E
E
M
M
M
D1
x15
B
B
B BB
BB
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
BBB
B
B
To I 405San DiegoFwy
NH
OGBOVPDSPPM
PS
RE
SCSGSH
SN
SQSRCSSUST
TH
UNUP
USUUV
VPAC
WC
Nordho Hallmdash C1 Little Theatre [ NH121 ] Campus Theatre [ NH100 ]Orange Grove Bistro mdashF1Delmar T Oviatt Librarymdash D4 Plaza del Sol Performance Hall mdashF4Physical Plant MgmtCorp Yardmdash C6Police Services mdashB3Rainforestmdash F3Redwood Hallmdash F5 Matadome[RE140 ]mdashF5 Poolsmdash F5 Racquetball Courtsmdash F5Recital Hall[CY158] mdashD1Softball Fieldmdash F6Sierra Centermdash C3Sagebrush Hallmdash E5Sierra Hallmdash C3 Whitsett Room [SH451 ]Santa Susana Hallmdash D2Soccer Practice Fieldmdash F7Soccer Plaza amp Fieldmdash G6Sequoia Hallmdash E4Student Recreation Centermdash G4Satellite Student Unionmdash G9Sierra Towermdash C3Trackmdash F8Transit Stationmdash B4Experimental Theatre mdashE1Tennis Courtsmdash G6University Hallmdash B4University Park Apartmentsmdash FndashG 8ndash9University Student Union mdashF4University Village Apartmentsmdash G11Valley Performing Arts Center mdashE1Whitsett Room[SH451] mdashC3 Womenrsquos Centermdash B6
Purchase parking permit at InformationBooth ($6permit cash only)
You can also purchase a parking permit at a permit dispenser located at each level of the parking structure ($6 per permit cash and credit cards are accepted)
Park in Lot G3 Walk to the University Student Union (USU)
Parking Information
1
23
Senior Design Project ShowcaseCollege of Engineering amp Computer Science
10
5
5
405
405 110710
210
134
118
126
14
1
23
27 101
101
Malibu
Oxnard
Ventura
Burbank
Moorpark
Calabasas
LosAngeles
SimiValley
SantaPaula
SantaMonica
SanFernando
ThousandOaks
SantaClarita
Cal State Northridge
S a n t a M o n i c a M o u n t a i n s
S a n t a S u s a n a M o u n t a i n s
S a n G a b r i e l
Mo u n t a i n s
S a n F e r n a n d oV a l l e y
P a c i cO c e a n
0 10
scale in miles
405
118
101
Cal StateNorthridge
this map NOT to scale
Nordho Street
Rese
da B
lvd
wwwcsunedu
18111 Nordho StreetNorthridge California 91330
Directions and Parking Information
SDPS2015
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge CA 91330-8295httpwwwcsuneduecs
192015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Delivery Hexacopter
Hybrid Layer Manufacturing 3D Printer
Dynamical Lug Wrench
Manufacturing Systems Engineering amp Management
FACULTY ADVISOR
Dr Bingbing Li
Guida Abdulhamid AlhashashHamad A AlShahin (Captain)Tariq Mohammad AlsulamiMohammed Abdulaziz BindreesBakur Ibrahim Santaly
Naif Abdullah AlabdullatefAbdullah Hassan AlabriAbdullah Osama BahamdinChristina Maya JolieAileen Jane ShinDiego Ernesto VilchezJorge Zubiate (Captain)
Abdullhman AlawfiAbdulaziz M Alfayadh (Captain)Hamdan Ahmed AljeraisyFaisal Muhammed AlmaneeSaleh Ibrahim A AlrosaisAbdullah Abdulaziz AlsorayaiMutaz Fahad AlsubaieFaisal Saud Altubayyeb
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description This project proposed to make a Hexacopter to deliver documents by adding a safe box with finger print or pin code access
Project Description The HLM3D seeks to combine the best features of both processes in one machine to create objects that are unique to Hybrid Layer Manufacturing high quality require little training in machining reduce the amount of waste material and reduce cost of creating high quality objects
Project Description The dynamic Lug wrench is a multi-nuts remover that can simultaneously remove all tire bolts at once It offers a simple and stress-free system to change tires since a person only uses a single lug wrench to remove all bolts Moreover the product is unique compared to the standard lug wrench enabling faster and simpler method of changing tires The dynamical wrench will guarantee safety since it can change flat tires in a fast and modest method
Dr Bingbing LiFaculty Advisor
Dr Bingbing LiFaculty Advisor
20 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
FACULTY ADVISOR
TEAM MEMBERSBenjamin DavisPhillip FadriquelaGavin FallenLuis GarciaMichael GauntSamuel GaxiolaKaren GuerreroAdrian InghilterraBryan JuarezSidney LimMelody MojibSteven MoroNaimat ShifaManpreet SidhuJangjujhar SinghJeff SutherlandMisael ToledoErik Wagner (Captain)
Dr CT Lin
Intelligent Ground Vehicle
Human Powered Vehicle Project
Abdulaziz AlhaddadTalal AlthafairiAbdulrahman AlzaabiNadia AnglesDaniela CaballeroFrancis Chuatoco (Captain)William CornellDaniel CoxHayk DamiryanJason GeggieFares HasanRyan ImmediatoBriana LandavazoRicardo MartinJoseph MaxeyLuis OrnelasMichael PerezJesse RiveraOscar RosasAbdullah SameetJose SanchezAviel Yazditabar
Mechanical Engineering
Prof Aram Khachatourians
Project Description The Human Powered Vehicle Challenge (HPVC) is an annual competition sponsored by The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) It provides an opportunity for undergraduate Mechanical Engineering students to develop design analyze build test validate and finally compete with their own sustainable and practical vehicle
This Senior Design Project is organized into four main teams The Systems team is a new addition this year and conducts System Engineering tasks and is ultimately responsible for the performance of the vehicle and ensuring that requirements and rules are closely followed by other teams The Frame Team designs analyzes and builds the frame for the vehicle This yearrsquos frame will be constructed from Aluminum 6061-T6 and completely machined and welded in-house by HPV team members The Fairing teamrsquos goal is to reduce the weight by about 25 An open Carbon Fiber fairing is being utilized which will provide sufficient ground clearance while making it easy for the riders to
enter and exit the vehicle in a timely fashion Finally the components team optimizes such subsystems as steering breaking and drive systems
CSUNrsquos students will compete in the Human Powered Vehicle Challenge at San Jose California on April 24-26 2015 against engineering schools from all over the world in such events as Design Speed Endurance and Innovation
Project Description The Intelligent Ground Vehicle project is a project based on navigating a fully autonomous robot through a course filled with obstacles designed to obstruct our path to waypoints that must be achieved The robot used to navigate this course is a robot designed by the team that features a standard suspension and a low-profile design perfect for the high maneuverability necessary to complete the course The robot uses a GPS and compass for navigation purposes along with three laser range finders and two cameras which are all used for obstacle avoidance
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
212015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Mechanical Engineering
Abdulrahman AbdulrahmanTitus AreeckalVladimir Arutyunov (Captain)John BastarLuis CalderonWilliam CaulkJames ConnollyDaniel DoKhaled ErdainiDavid GaetaKevin HudelsonRaymundo JimenezAllen KasapianEric KattanKelvin KonevskyNaguib SaidChristopher ThompsonKendra ToddAurora VarelaIan WilmothPaulo Yu
Dr George Youssef
SAE Aero Design Heavy Lift AircraftProject Description The Society of Automotive Engineerrsquos Aero Design competition challenges students to design manufacture and fly a radio controlled cargo aircraft on a mission to simulate a humanitarian aid cargo drop The approach to this project taken by the CSUN Aero Team is to simulate a professional aerospace engineering firm This requires students to apply a solid understanding of the technical skills they have gained throughout their education as well as practical skills and teamwork The mission objective of this yearrsquos competition is to design an aircraft that can drop a 3 lb humanitarian aid package onto a fixed ground target from at least 100 ft in the air In addition to the mission requirements there are variable constraints on the aircraft weight and the weight of static cargo the aircraft takes with it on the mission In order to maximize the teamrsquos mission score we selected the strictest possible system weight requirements
This project is the culminating experience of years of engineering education The teamrsquos goal is to win the competition while upholding world-class standards of engineering professionalism Students took their design through the entire product development cycle concept design analysis manufacturing testing and operation At the competition in Van Nuys CA over the wekend of April 24th the CSUN Aero Team will compete against universities from around the world in static events as well as mission performance
FACULTY ADVISOR
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Our team engineered a vertical-axis wind turbine This project is a continuation of a 2014 Alternative Energy Teamrsquos project Vertical axis blades were chosen due to increased efficiency as opposed to typical horizontal axis windmills The structure is made of stainless steel to increase stability and durability and arms made of aluminum When assembled an alternator generates additional electrical energy to the batteries in CSUNrsquos HAAS Lab these batteries currently store energy from a solar panel Because the current solar panel creates more energy than is used in the lab we designed and built a sea water desalinization system to take advantage of the excess energy in the batteries
Our renewable energy powered desalinator is designed to take advantage of the reverse osmosis membrane desalination technology With an output of fresh water production capacity of almost 76 litersday (20 GPD) the unit is designed to produce drinking water in compliance with standards established by the World Health Organization (WHO)
Saleh AldakheelAbdulaziz AldewaikhFranck Ndedi BalemagnaMohamed CheraitiaRyan Crane (Captain)Garo DadarianVictor FarodoluSevak GalstyanMeng HanDavid HernandezSeth HurdTravis JackKyle LofgrenDaniel MedinaMallory MurrLaura SaccoAnthony ScarcelloHovhanness ShadanyanArbi ShahmirzaianChristopher SilvaDaniel Wegeshe
TEAM MEMBERS
Dr Abhijit Mukherjee
FACULTY ADVISOR Solar and Wind Powered Sea Water Desalinator
22 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Mechanical Engineering
Formula SAE Car ProjectFACULTY ADVISOR
Dr Stewart Prince
Jasem Abdulrahman Jozef Adams AeroAbdulaziz Albloushi Gino Alfonso-Macauley Abdullah Ali Abdullah Alibrahim Basel Alotaibi Abdullah Alshaiji Abdullah Alsumait Fahad Alzubi Bader Bader Jordan BandakJonathan Baumgarten (Captain)Nicholas Beard Brandon BelardoBrian Biehl AeroJeffery Bonsall Chris ChockCameron DarnellJoseph Ferrara Matthew Ferrer Ryan Haroutunian Kevin Klingenhoff Patrick Lumague Alonzo Mennano David Meyer Kirsten Mies Kevin Miranda Adnan Moborak Jorge Molina Andrew Monesi James Nakamura John Oviedo Divyam Patel Ryan Persaud Cameron Robichou Mark Rothenberg Ryan Selve Keve Shoemaker Alan Smith John Carlos Sotelo Greg Thompson Ana Ujueta Lucas Wittig
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Formula SAE is an annual competition held by SAE International co-sponsored by a consortium of companies including General Motors Ford Chrysler and Honda The concept of the competition is to create a fictional manufacturing firm that has appointed a design team Matador Motorsports to produce a prototype racecar The target market is the non-professional autocross racer Students are required to conceive design and build a formula style racecar to compete each year against other universities from around the world
This capstone project requires the skills and theory learned from the mechanical engineering cornerstone classes Two parts of the curriculum are emphasized theoretical and applied aspects Students work with state-of-the-art equipment that manufacture the components they have designed This teaches them the benefits of simple practical designs and ease of manufacturing Furthermore the FSAE experience entails managing cost fitting each individualrsquos design into the overall assembly and testing the components
The design and fabrication of the FSAE racecar takes place over a period of nine months and is used as a training ground for young engineering students in preparation for the immensely competitive engineering industry Restrictions are placed on the design of the car in order to test the studentrsquos ingenuity for maximizing the vehicles performance This project develops essential skills used by engineering firms from the design process to fabrication each step of this project takes cost ease of manufacturing and vehicle performance into consideration Once our racecar has been designed manufactured and tested the team travels to the SAE competition in Lincoln Nebraska to compete against engineering schools from all over the world in static and dynamic events
THE VALUE OFBUILDING
PARTNERSHIPS FOR STRONGER
COMMUNITIESWhether itrsquos providing real-time disaster assessment
for faster relief efforts or extending situational
awareness to a global scale Northrop Grummanrsquos
innovative technologies enable decision-makers to
act with unrivaled speed confidence and precision
Thatrsquos why wersquove become a leader in Unmanned
Systems Cyber C4ISR and Logistics
THE VALUE OF PERFORMANCE
wwwnor thropgrummancom
copy 2015 Northrop Grumman Corporation
Jack BuhnBalaji Iyer
Charles Volk
SDPS2015
Thank YouWe would like to thank our friends industry advisory board members
for their support for this yearrsquos Senior Design Project Showcase
252015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
26 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Directions and Parking Information
ST
SNBK
MZ
MH
JC
AR
CH
JPMT
SGLH
OV
JD
AC
BC
IA
MG
CS
CR
SRC
AK
GR
FC
EH
LO
ArborCourt
Mike Curb College Arts Walk
SierraQuad
ManzanitaLawn
OviattLawn
OrangeGrove
DuckPond
Observatory
Haskell Walk
OrangeGrove
MatadorSquare
SpiritPlaza
SoccerPlaza
PlazaPool
BotanicGarden
Rainforest
SRCFieldPlaza
del Sol
TramStop
EastField
Field
Soccer
Golf
DuckPond
EarthquakeGarden
Observatory
N University Dr
Prairie St
PlummerStreet
Dearborn StLind
ley
Ave
E
Uni
v D
r
Mat
ador
Dr
Zelz
ah A
ve
Bert
rand
St
Nordho St
D E F G
1
2
3
4
5
6
RecPool
KCSN
RE
SQ
MatadorStatue
Bike Lane
Pools
Matadome
AlumniRelations
Haskell Walk
InfoBooth1
InfoBooth3
VPAC
TH
PDS
OGB
AG
LA
JA
USU
BPGS
CY
F4
F3
F2
E5
E6
G4
F5
G3
G1
E6D6
ParkingStructure
G3
EOGBMH
E
E
M
M
M
D1
x15
B
B
B BB
BB
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
BBB
B
B
To I 405San DiegoFwy
NH
OGBOVPDSPPM
PS
RE
SCSGSH
SN
SQSRCSSUST
TH
UNUP
USUUV
VPAC
WC
Nordho Hallmdash C1 Little Theatre [ NH121 ] Campus Theatre [ NH100 ]Orange Grove Bistro mdashF1Delmar T Oviatt Librarymdash D4 Plaza del Sol Performance Hall mdashF4Physical Plant MgmtCorp Yardmdash C6Police Services mdashB3Rainforestmdash F3Redwood Hallmdash F5 Matadome[RE140 ]mdashF5 Poolsmdash F5 Racquetball Courtsmdash F5Recital Hall[CY158] mdashD1Softball Fieldmdash F6Sierra Centermdash C3Sagebrush Hallmdash E5Sierra Hallmdash C3 Whitsett Room [SH451 ]Santa Susana Hallmdash D2Soccer Practice Fieldmdash F7Soccer Plaza amp Fieldmdash G6Sequoia Hallmdash E4Student Recreation Centermdash G4Satellite Student Unionmdash G9Sierra Towermdash C3Trackmdash F8Transit Stationmdash B4Experimental Theatre mdashE1Tennis Courtsmdash G6University Hallmdash B4University Park Apartmentsmdash FndashG 8ndash9University Student Union mdashF4University Village Apartmentsmdash G11Valley Performing Arts Center mdashE1Whitsett Room[SH451] mdashC3 Womenrsquos Centermdash B6
Purchase parking permit at InformationBooth ($6permit cash only)
You can also purchase a parking permit at a permit dispenser located at each level of the parking structure ($6 per permit cash and credit cards are accepted)
Park in Lot G3 Walk to the University Student Union (USU)
Parking Information
1
23
Senior Design Project ShowcaseCollege of Engineering amp Computer Science
10
5
5
405
405 110710
210
134
118
126
14
1
23
27 101
101
Malibu
Oxnard
Ventura
Burbank
Moorpark
Calabasas
LosAngeles
SimiValley
SantaPaula
SantaMonica
SanFernando
ThousandOaks
SantaClarita
Cal State Northridge
S a n t a M o n i c a M o u n t a i n s
S a n t a S u s a n a M o u n t a i n s
S a n G a b r i e l
Mo u n t a i n s
S a n F e r n a n d oV a l l e y
P a c i cO c e a n
0 10
scale in miles
405
118
101
Cal StateNorthridge
this map NOT to scale
Nordho Street
Rese
da B
lvd
wwwcsunedu
18111 Nordho StreetNorthridge California 91330
Directions and Parking Information
SDPS2015
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge CA 91330-8295httpwwwcsuneduecs
20 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
FACULTY ADVISOR
TEAM MEMBERSBenjamin DavisPhillip FadriquelaGavin FallenLuis GarciaMichael GauntSamuel GaxiolaKaren GuerreroAdrian InghilterraBryan JuarezSidney LimMelody MojibSteven MoroNaimat ShifaManpreet SidhuJangjujhar SinghJeff SutherlandMisael ToledoErik Wagner (Captain)
Dr CT Lin
Intelligent Ground Vehicle
Human Powered Vehicle Project
Abdulaziz AlhaddadTalal AlthafairiAbdulrahman AlzaabiNadia AnglesDaniela CaballeroFrancis Chuatoco (Captain)William CornellDaniel CoxHayk DamiryanJason GeggieFares HasanRyan ImmediatoBriana LandavazoRicardo MartinJoseph MaxeyLuis OrnelasMichael PerezJesse RiveraOscar RosasAbdullah SameetJose SanchezAviel Yazditabar
Mechanical Engineering
Prof Aram Khachatourians
Project Description The Human Powered Vehicle Challenge (HPVC) is an annual competition sponsored by The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) It provides an opportunity for undergraduate Mechanical Engineering students to develop design analyze build test validate and finally compete with their own sustainable and practical vehicle
This Senior Design Project is organized into four main teams The Systems team is a new addition this year and conducts System Engineering tasks and is ultimately responsible for the performance of the vehicle and ensuring that requirements and rules are closely followed by other teams The Frame Team designs analyzes and builds the frame for the vehicle This yearrsquos frame will be constructed from Aluminum 6061-T6 and completely machined and welded in-house by HPV team members The Fairing teamrsquos goal is to reduce the weight by about 25 An open Carbon Fiber fairing is being utilized which will provide sufficient ground clearance while making it easy for the riders to
enter and exit the vehicle in a timely fashion Finally the components team optimizes such subsystems as steering breaking and drive systems
CSUNrsquos students will compete in the Human Powered Vehicle Challenge at San Jose California on April 24-26 2015 against engineering schools from all over the world in such events as Design Speed Endurance and Innovation
Project Description The Intelligent Ground Vehicle project is a project based on navigating a fully autonomous robot through a course filled with obstacles designed to obstruct our path to waypoints that must be achieved The robot used to navigate this course is a robot designed by the team that features a standard suspension and a low-profile design perfect for the high maneuverability necessary to complete the course The robot uses a GPS and compass for navigation purposes along with three laser range finders and two cameras which are all used for obstacle avoidance
TEAM MEMBERS
FACULTY ADVISOR
212015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Mechanical Engineering
Abdulrahman AbdulrahmanTitus AreeckalVladimir Arutyunov (Captain)John BastarLuis CalderonWilliam CaulkJames ConnollyDaniel DoKhaled ErdainiDavid GaetaKevin HudelsonRaymundo JimenezAllen KasapianEric KattanKelvin KonevskyNaguib SaidChristopher ThompsonKendra ToddAurora VarelaIan WilmothPaulo Yu
Dr George Youssef
SAE Aero Design Heavy Lift AircraftProject Description The Society of Automotive Engineerrsquos Aero Design competition challenges students to design manufacture and fly a radio controlled cargo aircraft on a mission to simulate a humanitarian aid cargo drop The approach to this project taken by the CSUN Aero Team is to simulate a professional aerospace engineering firm This requires students to apply a solid understanding of the technical skills they have gained throughout their education as well as practical skills and teamwork The mission objective of this yearrsquos competition is to design an aircraft that can drop a 3 lb humanitarian aid package onto a fixed ground target from at least 100 ft in the air In addition to the mission requirements there are variable constraints on the aircraft weight and the weight of static cargo the aircraft takes with it on the mission In order to maximize the teamrsquos mission score we selected the strictest possible system weight requirements
This project is the culminating experience of years of engineering education The teamrsquos goal is to win the competition while upholding world-class standards of engineering professionalism Students took their design through the entire product development cycle concept design analysis manufacturing testing and operation At the competition in Van Nuys CA over the wekend of April 24th the CSUN Aero Team will compete against universities from around the world in static events as well as mission performance
FACULTY ADVISOR
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Our team engineered a vertical-axis wind turbine This project is a continuation of a 2014 Alternative Energy Teamrsquos project Vertical axis blades were chosen due to increased efficiency as opposed to typical horizontal axis windmills The structure is made of stainless steel to increase stability and durability and arms made of aluminum When assembled an alternator generates additional electrical energy to the batteries in CSUNrsquos HAAS Lab these batteries currently store energy from a solar panel Because the current solar panel creates more energy than is used in the lab we designed and built a sea water desalinization system to take advantage of the excess energy in the batteries
Our renewable energy powered desalinator is designed to take advantage of the reverse osmosis membrane desalination technology With an output of fresh water production capacity of almost 76 litersday (20 GPD) the unit is designed to produce drinking water in compliance with standards established by the World Health Organization (WHO)
Saleh AldakheelAbdulaziz AldewaikhFranck Ndedi BalemagnaMohamed CheraitiaRyan Crane (Captain)Garo DadarianVictor FarodoluSevak GalstyanMeng HanDavid HernandezSeth HurdTravis JackKyle LofgrenDaniel MedinaMallory MurrLaura SaccoAnthony ScarcelloHovhanness ShadanyanArbi ShahmirzaianChristopher SilvaDaniel Wegeshe
TEAM MEMBERS
Dr Abhijit Mukherjee
FACULTY ADVISOR Solar and Wind Powered Sea Water Desalinator
22 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Mechanical Engineering
Formula SAE Car ProjectFACULTY ADVISOR
Dr Stewart Prince
Jasem Abdulrahman Jozef Adams AeroAbdulaziz Albloushi Gino Alfonso-Macauley Abdullah Ali Abdullah Alibrahim Basel Alotaibi Abdullah Alshaiji Abdullah Alsumait Fahad Alzubi Bader Bader Jordan BandakJonathan Baumgarten (Captain)Nicholas Beard Brandon BelardoBrian Biehl AeroJeffery Bonsall Chris ChockCameron DarnellJoseph Ferrara Matthew Ferrer Ryan Haroutunian Kevin Klingenhoff Patrick Lumague Alonzo Mennano David Meyer Kirsten Mies Kevin Miranda Adnan Moborak Jorge Molina Andrew Monesi James Nakamura John Oviedo Divyam Patel Ryan Persaud Cameron Robichou Mark Rothenberg Ryan Selve Keve Shoemaker Alan Smith John Carlos Sotelo Greg Thompson Ana Ujueta Lucas Wittig
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Formula SAE is an annual competition held by SAE International co-sponsored by a consortium of companies including General Motors Ford Chrysler and Honda The concept of the competition is to create a fictional manufacturing firm that has appointed a design team Matador Motorsports to produce a prototype racecar The target market is the non-professional autocross racer Students are required to conceive design and build a formula style racecar to compete each year against other universities from around the world
This capstone project requires the skills and theory learned from the mechanical engineering cornerstone classes Two parts of the curriculum are emphasized theoretical and applied aspects Students work with state-of-the-art equipment that manufacture the components they have designed This teaches them the benefits of simple practical designs and ease of manufacturing Furthermore the FSAE experience entails managing cost fitting each individualrsquos design into the overall assembly and testing the components
The design and fabrication of the FSAE racecar takes place over a period of nine months and is used as a training ground for young engineering students in preparation for the immensely competitive engineering industry Restrictions are placed on the design of the car in order to test the studentrsquos ingenuity for maximizing the vehicles performance This project develops essential skills used by engineering firms from the design process to fabrication each step of this project takes cost ease of manufacturing and vehicle performance into consideration Once our racecar has been designed manufactured and tested the team travels to the SAE competition in Lincoln Nebraska to compete against engineering schools from all over the world in static and dynamic events
THE VALUE OFBUILDING
PARTNERSHIPS FOR STRONGER
COMMUNITIESWhether itrsquos providing real-time disaster assessment
for faster relief efforts or extending situational
awareness to a global scale Northrop Grummanrsquos
innovative technologies enable decision-makers to
act with unrivaled speed confidence and precision
Thatrsquos why wersquove become a leader in Unmanned
Systems Cyber C4ISR and Logistics
THE VALUE OF PERFORMANCE
wwwnor thropgrummancom
copy 2015 Northrop Grumman Corporation
Jack BuhnBalaji Iyer
Charles Volk
SDPS2015
Thank YouWe would like to thank our friends industry advisory board members
for their support for this yearrsquos Senior Design Project Showcase
252015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
26 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Directions and Parking Information
ST
SNBK
MZ
MH
JC
AR
CH
JPMT
SGLH
OV
JD
AC
BC
IA
MG
CS
CR
SRC
AK
GR
FC
EH
LO
ArborCourt
Mike Curb College Arts Walk
SierraQuad
ManzanitaLawn
OviattLawn
OrangeGrove
DuckPond
Observatory
Haskell Walk
OrangeGrove
MatadorSquare
SpiritPlaza
SoccerPlaza
PlazaPool
BotanicGarden
Rainforest
SRCFieldPlaza
del Sol
TramStop
EastField
Field
Soccer
Golf
DuckPond
EarthquakeGarden
Observatory
N University Dr
Prairie St
PlummerStreet
Dearborn StLind
ley
Ave
E
Uni
v D
r
Mat
ador
Dr
Zelz
ah A
ve
Bert
rand
St
Nordho St
D E F G
1
2
3
4
5
6
RecPool
KCSN
RE
SQ
MatadorStatue
Bike Lane
Pools
Matadome
AlumniRelations
Haskell Walk
InfoBooth1
InfoBooth3
VPAC
TH
PDS
OGB
AG
LA
JA
USU
BPGS
CY
F4
F3
F2
E5
E6
G4
F5
G3
G1
E6D6
ParkingStructure
G3
EOGBMH
E
E
M
M
M
D1
x15
B
B
B BB
BB
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
BBB
B
B
To I 405San DiegoFwy
NH
OGBOVPDSPPM
PS
RE
SCSGSH
SN
SQSRCSSUST
TH
UNUP
USUUV
VPAC
WC
Nordho Hallmdash C1 Little Theatre [ NH121 ] Campus Theatre [ NH100 ]Orange Grove Bistro mdashF1Delmar T Oviatt Librarymdash D4 Plaza del Sol Performance Hall mdashF4Physical Plant MgmtCorp Yardmdash C6Police Services mdashB3Rainforestmdash F3Redwood Hallmdash F5 Matadome[RE140 ]mdashF5 Poolsmdash F5 Racquetball Courtsmdash F5Recital Hall[CY158] mdashD1Softball Fieldmdash F6Sierra Centermdash C3Sagebrush Hallmdash E5Sierra Hallmdash C3 Whitsett Room [SH451 ]Santa Susana Hallmdash D2Soccer Practice Fieldmdash F7Soccer Plaza amp Fieldmdash G6Sequoia Hallmdash E4Student Recreation Centermdash G4Satellite Student Unionmdash G9Sierra Towermdash C3Trackmdash F8Transit Stationmdash B4Experimental Theatre mdashE1Tennis Courtsmdash G6University Hallmdash B4University Park Apartmentsmdash FndashG 8ndash9University Student Union mdashF4University Village Apartmentsmdash G11Valley Performing Arts Center mdashE1Whitsett Room[SH451] mdashC3 Womenrsquos Centermdash B6
Purchase parking permit at InformationBooth ($6permit cash only)
You can also purchase a parking permit at a permit dispenser located at each level of the parking structure ($6 per permit cash and credit cards are accepted)
Park in Lot G3 Walk to the University Student Union (USU)
Parking Information
1
23
Senior Design Project ShowcaseCollege of Engineering amp Computer Science
10
5
5
405
405 110710
210
134
118
126
14
1
23
27 101
101
Malibu
Oxnard
Ventura
Burbank
Moorpark
Calabasas
LosAngeles
SimiValley
SantaPaula
SantaMonica
SanFernando
ThousandOaks
SantaClarita
Cal State Northridge
S a n t a M o n i c a M o u n t a i n s
S a n t a S u s a n a M o u n t a i n s
S a n G a b r i e l
Mo u n t a i n s
S a n F e r n a n d oV a l l e y
P a c i cO c e a n
0 10
scale in miles
405
118
101
Cal StateNorthridge
this map NOT to scale
Nordho Street
Rese
da B
lvd
wwwcsunedu
18111 Nordho StreetNorthridge California 91330
Directions and Parking Information
SDPS2015
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge CA 91330-8295httpwwwcsuneduecs
212015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
Mechanical Engineering
Abdulrahman AbdulrahmanTitus AreeckalVladimir Arutyunov (Captain)John BastarLuis CalderonWilliam CaulkJames ConnollyDaniel DoKhaled ErdainiDavid GaetaKevin HudelsonRaymundo JimenezAllen KasapianEric KattanKelvin KonevskyNaguib SaidChristopher ThompsonKendra ToddAurora VarelaIan WilmothPaulo Yu
Dr George Youssef
SAE Aero Design Heavy Lift AircraftProject Description The Society of Automotive Engineerrsquos Aero Design competition challenges students to design manufacture and fly a radio controlled cargo aircraft on a mission to simulate a humanitarian aid cargo drop The approach to this project taken by the CSUN Aero Team is to simulate a professional aerospace engineering firm This requires students to apply a solid understanding of the technical skills they have gained throughout their education as well as practical skills and teamwork The mission objective of this yearrsquos competition is to design an aircraft that can drop a 3 lb humanitarian aid package onto a fixed ground target from at least 100 ft in the air In addition to the mission requirements there are variable constraints on the aircraft weight and the weight of static cargo the aircraft takes with it on the mission In order to maximize the teamrsquos mission score we selected the strictest possible system weight requirements
This project is the culminating experience of years of engineering education The teamrsquos goal is to win the competition while upholding world-class standards of engineering professionalism Students took their design through the entire product development cycle concept design analysis manufacturing testing and operation At the competition in Van Nuys CA over the wekend of April 24th the CSUN Aero Team will compete against universities from around the world in static events as well as mission performance
FACULTY ADVISOR
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Our team engineered a vertical-axis wind turbine This project is a continuation of a 2014 Alternative Energy Teamrsquos project Vertical axis blades were chosen due to increased efficiency as opposed to typical horizontal axis windmills The structure is made of stainless steel to increase stability and durability and arms made of aluminum When assembled an alternator generates additional electrical energy to the batteries in CSUNrsquos HAAS Lab these batteries currently store energy from a solar panel Because the current solar panel creates more energy than is used in the lab we designed and built a sea water desalinization system to take advantage of the excess energy in the batteries
Our renewable energy powered desalinator is designed to take advantage of the reverse osmosis membrane desalination technology With an output of fresh water production capacity of almost 76 litersday (20 GPD) the unit is designed to produce drinking water in compliance with standards established by the World Health Organization (WHO)
Saleh AldakheelAbdulaziz AldewaikhFranck Ndedi BalemagnaMohamed CheraitiaRyan Crane (Captain)Garo DadarianVictor FarodoluSevak GalstyanMeng HanDavid HernandezSeth HurdTravis JackKyle LofgrenDaniel MedinaMallory MurrLaura SaccoAnthony ScarcelloHovhanness ShadanyanArbi ShahmirzaianChristopher SilvaDaniel Wegeshe
TEAM MEMBERS
Dr Abhijit Mukherjee
FACULTY ADVISOR Solar and Wind Powered Sea Water Desalinator
22 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Mechanical Engineering
Formula SAE Car ProjectFACULTY ADVISOR
Dr Stewart Prince
Jasem Abdulrahman Jozef Adams AeroAbdulaziz Albloushi Gino Alfonso-Macauley Abdullah Ali Abdullah Alibrahim Basel Alotaibi Abdullah Alshaiji Abdullah Alsumait Fahad Alzubi Bader Bader Jordan BandakJonathan Baumgarten (Captain)Nicholas Beard Brandon BelardoBrian Biehl AeroJeffery Bonsall Chris ChockCameron DarnellJoseph Ferrara Matthew Ferrer Ryan Haroutunian Kevin Klingenhoff Patrick Lumague Alonzo Mennano David Meyer Kirsten Mies Kevin Miranda Adnan Moborak Jorge Molina Andrew Monesi James Nakamura John Oviedo Divyam Patel Ryan Persaud Cameron Robichou Mark Rothenberg Ryan Selve Keve Shoemaker Alan Smith John Carlos Sotelo Greg Thompson Ana Ujueta Lucas Wittig
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Formula SAE is an annual competition held by SAE International co-sponsored by a consortium of companies including General Motors Ford Chrysler and Honda The concept of the competition is to create a fictional manufacturing firm that has appointed a design team Matador Motorsports to produce a prototype racecar The target market is the non-professional autocross racer Students are required to conceive design and build a formula style racecar to compete each year against other universities from around the world
This capstone project requires the skills and theory learned from the mechanical engineering cornerstone classes Two parts of the curriculum are emphasized theoretical and applied aspects Students work with state-of-the-art equipment that manufacture the components they have designed This teaches them the benefits of simple practical designs and ease of manufacturing Furthermore the FSAE experience entails managing cost fitting each individualrsquos design into the overall assembly and testing the components
The design and fabrication of the FSAE racecar takes place over a period of nine months and is used as a training ground for young engineering students in preparation for the immensely competitive engineering industry Restrictions are placed on the design of the car in order to test the studentrsquos ingenuity for maximizing the vehicles performance This project develops essential skills used by engineering firms from the design process to fabrication each step of this project takes cost ease of manufacturing and vehicle performance into consideration Once our racecar has been designed manufactured and tested the team travels to the SAE competition in Lincoln Nebraska to compete against engineering schools from all over the world in static and dynamic events
THE VALUE OFBUILDING
PARTNERSHIPS FOR STRONGER
COMMUNITIESWhether itrsquos providing real-time disaster assessment
for faster relief efforts or extending situational
awareness to a global scale Northrop Grummanrsquos
innovative technologies enable decision-makers to
act with unrivaled speed confidence and precision
Thatrsquos why wersquove become a leader in Unmanned
Systems Cyber C4ISR and Logistics
THE VALUE OF PERFORMANCE
wwwnor thropgrummancom
copy 2015 Northrop Grumman Corporation
Jack BuhnBalaji Iyer
Charles Volk
SDPS2015
Thank YouWe would like to thank our friends industry advisory board members
for their support for this yearrsquos Senior Design Project Showcase
252015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
26 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Directions and Parking Information
ST
SNBK
MZ
MH
JC
AR
CH
JPMT
SGLH
OV
JD
AC
BC
IA
MG
CS
CR
SRC
AK
GR
FC
EH
LO
ArborCourt
Mike Curb College Arts Walk
SierraQuad
ManzanitaLawn
OviattLawn
OrangeGrove
DuckPond
Observatory
Haskell Walk
OrangeGrove
MatadorSquare
SpiritPlaza
SoccerPlaza
PlazaPool
BotanicGarden
Rainforest
SRCFieldPlaza
del Sol
TramStop
EastField
Field
Soccer
Golf
DuckPond
EarthquakeGarden
Observatory
N University Dr
Prairie St
PlummerStreet
Dearborn StLind
ley
Ave
E
Uni
v D
r
Mat
ador
Dr
Zelz
ah A
ve
Bert
rand
St
Nordho St
D E F G
1
2
3
4
5
6
RecPool
KCSN
RE
SQ
MatadorStatue
Bike Lane
Pools
Matadome
AlumniRelations
Haskell Walk
InfoBooth1
InfoBooth3
VPAC
TH
PDS
OGB
AG
LA
JA
USU
BPGS
CY
F4
F3
F2
E5
E6
G4
F5
G3
G1
E6D6
ParkingStructure
G3
EOGBMH
E
E
M
M
M
D1
x15
B
B
B BB
BB
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
BBB
B
B
To I 405San DiegoFwy
NH
OGBOVPDSPPM
PS
RE
SCSGSH
SN
SQSRCSSUST
TH
UNUP
USUUV
VPAC
WC
Nordho Hallmdash C1 Little Theatre [ NH121 ] Campus Theatre [ NH100 ]Orange Grove Bistro mdashF1Delmar T Oviatt Librarymdash D4 Plaza del Sol Performance Hall mdashF4Physical Plant MgmtCorp Yardmdash C6Police Services mdashB3Rainforestmdash F3Redwood Hallmdash F5 Matadome[RE140 ]mdashF5 Poolsmdash F5 Racquetball Courtsmdash F5Recital Hall[CY158] mdashD1Softball Fieldmdash F6Sierra Centermdash C3Sagebrush Hallmdash E5Sierra Hallmdash C3 Whitsett Room [SH451 ]Santa Susana Hallmdash D2Soccer Practice Fieldmdash F7Soccer Plaza amp Fieldmdash G6Sequoia Hallmdash E4Student Recreation Centermdash G4Satellite Student Unionmdash G9Sierra Towermdash C3Trackmdash F8Transit Stationmdash B4Experimental Theatre mdashE1Tennis Courtsmdash G6University Hallmdash B4University Park Apartmentsmdash FndashG 8ndash9University Student Union mdashF4University Village Apartmentsmdash G11Valley Performing Arts Center mdashE1Whitsett Room[SH451] mdashC3 Womenrsquos Centermdash B6
Purchase parking permit at InformationBooth ($6permit cash only)
You can also purchase a parking permit at a permit dispenser located at each level of the parking structure ($6 per permit cash and credit cards are accepted)
Park in Lot G3 Walk to the University Student Union (USU)
Parking Information
1
23
Senior Design Project ShowcaseCollege of Engineering amp Computer Science
10
5
5
405
405 110710
210
134
118
126
14
1
23
27 101
101
Malibu
Oxnard
Ventura
Burbank
Moorpark
Calabasas
LosAngeles
SimiValley
SantaPaula
SantaMonica
SanFernando
ThousandOaks
SantaClarita
Cal State Northridge
S a n t a M o n i c a M o u n t a i n s
S a n t a S u s a n a M o u n t a i n s
S a n G a b r i e l
Mo u n t a i n s
S a n F e r n a n d oV a l l e y
P a c i cO c e a n
0 10
scale in miles
405
118
101
Cal StateNorthridge
this map NOT to scale
Nordho Street
Rese
da B
lvd
wwwcsunedu
18111 Nordho StreetNorthridge California 91330
Directions and Parking Information
SDPS2015
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge CA 91330-8295httpwwwcsuneduecs
22 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Mechanical Engineering
Formula SAE Car ProjectFACULTY ADVISOR
Dr Stewart Prince
Jasem Abdulrahman Jozef Adams AeroAbdulaziz Albloushi Gino Alfonso-Macauley Abdullah Ali Abdullah Alibrahim Basel Alotaibi Abdullah Alshaiji Abdullah Alsumait Fahad Alzubi Bader Bader Jordan BandakJonathan Baumgarten (Captain)Nicholas Beard Brandon BelardoBrian Biehl AeroJeffery Bonsall Chris ChockCameron DarnellJoseph Ferrara Matthew Ferrer Ryan Haroutunian Kevin Klingenhoff Patrick Lumague Alonzo Mennano David Meyer Kirsten Mies Kevin Miranda Adnan Moborak Jorge Molina Andrew Monesi James Nakamura John Oviedo Divyam Patel Ryan Persaud Cameron Robichou Mark Rothenberg Ryan Selve Keve Shoemaker Alan Smith John Carlos Sotelo Greg Thompson Ana Ujueta Lucas Wittig
TEAM MEMBERS
Project Description Formula SAE is an annual competition held by SAE International co-sponsored by a consortium of companies including General Motors Ford Chrysler and Honda The concept of the competition is to create a fictional manufacturing firm that has appointed a design team Matador Motorsports to produce a prototype racecar The target market is the non-professional autocross racer Students are required to conceive design and build a formula style racecar to compete each year against other universities from around the world
This capstone project requires the skills and theory learned from the mechanical engineering cornerstone classes Two parts of the curriculum are emphasized theoretical and applied aspects Students work with state-of-the-art equipment that manufacture the components they have designed This teaches them the benefits of simple practical designs and ease of manufacturing Furthermore the FSAE experience entails managing cost fitting each individualrsquos design into the overall assembly and testing the components
The design and fabrication of the FSAE racecar takes place over a period of nine months and is used as a training ground for young engineering students in preparation for the immensely competitive engineering industry Restrictions are placed on the design of the car in order to test the studentrsquos ingenuity for maximizing the vehicles performance This project develops essential skills used by engineering firms from the design process to fabrication each step of this project takes cost ease of manufacturing and vehicle performance into consideration Once our racecar has been designed manufactured and tested the team travels to the SAE competition in Lincoln Nebraska to compete against engineering schools from all over the world in static and dynamic events
THE VALUE OFBUILDING
PARTNERSHIPS FOR STRONGER
COMMUNITIESWhether itrsquos providing real-time disaster assessment
for faster relief efforts or extending situational
awareness to a global scale Northrop Grummanrsquos
innovative technologies enable decision-makers to
act with unrivaled speed confidence and precision
Thatrsquos why wersquove become a leader in Unmanned
Systems Cyber C4ISR and Logistics
THE VALUE OF PERFORMANCE
wwwnor thropgrummancom
copy 2015 Northrop Grumman Corporation
Jack BuhnBalaji Iyer
Charles Volk
SDPS2015
Thank YouWe would like to thank our friends industry advisory board members
for their support for this yearrsquos Senior Design Project Showcase
252015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
26 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Directions and Parking Information
ST
SNBK
MZ
MH
JC
AR
CH
JPMT
SGLH
OV
JD
AC
BC
IA
MG
CS
CR
SRC
AK
GR
FC
EH
LO
ArborCourt
Mike Curb College Arts Walk
SierraQuad
ManzanitaLawn
OviattLawn
OrangeGrove
DuckPond
Observatory
Haskell Walk
OrangeGrove
MatadorSquare
SpiritPlaza
SoccerPlaza
PlazaPool
BotanicGarden
Rainforest
SRCFieldPlaza
del Sol
TramStop
EastField
Field
Soccer
Golf
DuckPond
EarthquakeGarden
Observatory
N University Dr
Prairie St
PlummerStreet
Dearborn StLind
ley
Ave
E
Uni
v D
r
Mat
ador
Dr
Zelz
ah A
ve
Bert
rand
St
Nordho St
D E F G
1
2
3
4
5
6
RecPool
KCSN
RE
SQ
MatadorStatue
Bike Lane
Pools
Matadome
AlumniRelations
Haskell Walk
InfoBooth1
InfoBooth3
VPAC
TH
PDS
OGB
AG
LA
JA
USU
BPGS
CY
F4
F3
F2
E5
E6
G4
F5
G3
G1
E6D6
ParkingStructure
G3
EOGBMH
E
E
M
M
M
D1
x15
B
B
B BB
BB
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
BBB
B
B
To I 405San DiegoFwy
NH
OGBOVPDSPPM
PS
RE
SCSGSH
SN
SQSRCSSUST
TH
UNUP
USUUV
VPAC
WC
Nordho Hallmdash C1 Little Theatre [ NH121 ] Campus Theatre [ NH100 ]Orange Grove Bistro mdashF1Delmar T Oviatt Librarymdash D4 Plaza del Sol Performance Hall mdashF4Physical Plant MgmtCorp Yardmdash C6Police Services mdashB3Rainforestmdash F3Redwood Hallmdash F5 Matadome[RE140 ]mdashF5 Poolsmdash F5 Racquetball Courtsmdash F5Recital Hall[CY158] mdashD1Softball Fieldmdash F6Sierra Centermdash C3Sagebrush Hallmdash E5Sierra Hallmdash C3 Whitsett Room [SH451 ]Santa Susana Hallmdash D2Soccer Practice Fieldmdash F7Soccer Plaza amp Fieldmdash G6Sequoia Hallmdash E4Student Recreation Centermdash G4Satellite Student Unionmdash G9Sierra Towermdash C3Trackmdash F8Transit Stationmdash B4Experimental Theatre mdashE1Tennis Courtsmdash G6University Hallmdash B4University Park Apartmentsmdash FndashG 8ndash9University Student Union mdashF4University Village Apartmentsmdash G11Valley Performing Arts Center mdashE1Whitsett Room[SH451] mdashC3 Womenrsquos Centermdash B6
Purchase parking permit at InformationBooth ($6permit cash only)
You can also purchase a parking permit at a permit dispenser located at each level of the parking structure ($6 per permit cash and credit cards are accepted)
Park in Lot G3 Walk to the University Student Union (USU)
Parking Information
1
23
Senior Design Project ShowcaseCollege of Engineering amp Computer Science
10
5
5
405
405 110710
210
134
118
126
14
1
23
27 101
101
Malibu
Oxnard
Ventura
Burbank
Moorpark
Calabasas
LosAngeles
SimiValley
SantaPaula
SantaMonica
SanFernando
ThousandOaks
SantaClarita
Cal State Northridge
S a n t a M o n i c a M o u n t a i n s
S a n t a S u s a n a M o u n t a i n s
S a n G a b r i e l
Mo u n t a i n s
S a n F e r n a n d oV a l l e y
P a c i cO c e a n
0 10
scale in miles
405
118
101
Cal StateNorthridge
this map NOT to scale
Nordho Street
Rese
da B
lvd
wwwcsunedu
18111 Nordho StreetNorthridge California 91330
Directions and Parking Information
SDPS2015
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge CA 91330-8295httpwwwcsuneduecs
THE VALUE OFBUILDING
PARTNERSHIPS FOR STRONGER
COMMUNITIESWhether itrsquos providing real-time disaster assessment
for faster relief efforts or extending situational
awareness to a global scale Northrop Grummanrsquos
innovative technologies enable decision-makers to
act with unrivaled speed confidence and precision
Thatrsquos why wersquove become a leader in Unmanned
Systems Cyber C4ISR and Logistics
THE VALUE OF PERFORMANCE
wwwnor thropgrummancom
copy 2015 Northrop Grumman Corporation
Jack BuhnBalaji Iyer
Charles Volk
SDPS2015
Thank YouWe would like to thank our friends industry advisory board members
for their support for this yearrsquos Senior Design Project Showcase
252015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
26 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Directions and Parking Information
ST
SNBK
MZ
MH
JC
AR
CH
JPMT
SGLH
OV
JD
AC
BC
IA
MG
CS
CR
SRC
AK
GR
FC
EH
LO
ArborCourt
Mike Curb College Arts Walk
SierraQuad
ManzanitaLawn
OviattLawn
OrangeGrove
DuckPond
Observatory
Haskell Walk
OrangeGrove
MatadorSquare
SpiritPlaza
SoccerPlaza
PlazaPool
BotanicGarden
Rainforest
SRCFieldPlaza
del Sol
TramStop
EastField
Field
Soccer
Golf
DuckPond
EarthquakeGarden
Observatory
N University Dr
Prairie St
PlummerStreet
Dearborn StLind
ley
Ave
E
Uni
v D
r
Mat
ador
Dr
Zelz
ah A
ve
Bert
rand
St
Nordho St
D E F G
1
2
3
4
5
6
RecPool
KCSN
RE
SQ
MatadorStatue
Bike Lane
Pools
Matadome
AlumniRelations
Haskell Walk
InfoBooth1
InfoBooth3
VPAC
TH
PDS
OGB
AG
LA
JA
USU
BPGS
CY
F4
F3
F2
E5
E6
G4
F5
G3
G1
E6D6
ParkingStructure
G3
EOGBMH
E
E
M
M
M
D1
x15
B
B
B BB
BB
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
BBB
B
B
To I 405San DiegoFwy
NH
OGBOVPDSPPM
PS
RE
SCSGSH
SN
SQSRCSSUST
TH
UNUP
USUUV
VPAC
WC
Nordho Hallmdash C1 Little Theatre [ NH121 ] Campus Theatre [ NH100 ]Orange Grove Bistro mdashF1Delmar T Oviatt Librarymdash D4 Plaza del Sol Performance Hall mdashF4Physical Plant MgmtCorp Yardmdash C6Police Services mdashB3Rainforestmdash F3Redwood Hallmdash F5 Matadome[RE140 ]mdashF5 Poolsmdash F5 Racquetball Courtsmdash F5Recital Hall[CY158] mdashD1Softball Fieldmdash F6Sierra Centermdash C3Sagebrush Hallmdash E5Sierra Hallmdash C3 Whitsett Room [SH451 ]Santa Susana Hallmdash D2Soccer Practice Fieldmdash F7Soccer Plaza amp Fieldmdash G6Sequoia Hallmdash E4Student Recreation Centermdash G4Satellite Student Unionmdash G9Sierra Towermdash C3Trackmdash F8Transit Stationmdash B4Experimental Theatre mdashE1Tennis Courtsmdash G6University Hallmdash B4University Park Apartmentsmdash FndashG 8ndash9University Student Union mdashF4University Village Apartmentsmdash G11Valley Performing Arts Center mdashE1Whitsett Room[SH451] mdashC3 Womenrsquos Centermdash B6
Purchase parking permit at InformationBooth ($6permit cash only)
You can also purchase a parking permit at a permit dispenser located at each level of the parking structure ($6 per permit cash and credit cards are accepted)
Park in Lot G3 Walk to the University Student Union (USU)
Parking Information
1
23
Senior Design Project ShowcaseCollege of Engineering amp Computer Science
10
5
5
405
405 110710
210
134
118
126
14
1
23
27 101
101
Malibu
Oxnard
Ventura
Burbank
Moorpark
Calabasas
LosAngeles
SimiValley
SantaPaula
SantaMonica
SanFernando
ThousandOaks
SantaClarita
Cal State Northridge
S a n t a M o n i c a M o u n t a i n s
S a n t a S u s a n a M o u n t a i n s
S a n G a b r i e l
Mo u n t a i n s
S a n F e r n a n d oV a l l e y
P a c i cO c e a n
0 10
scale in miles
405
118
101
Cal StateNorthridge
this map NOT to scale
Nordho Street
Rese
da B
lvd
wwwcsunedu
18111 Nordho StreetNorthridge California 91330
Directions and Parking Information
SDPS2015
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge CA 91330-8295httpwwwcsuneduecs
252015 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SHOWCASE
26 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Directions and Parking Information
ST
SNBK
MZ
MH
JC
AR
CH
JPMT
SGLH
OV
JD
AC
BC
IA
MG
CS
CR
SRC
AK
GR
FC
EH
LO
ArborCourt
Mike Curb College Arts Walk
SierraQuad
ManzanitaLawn
OviattLawn
OrangeGrove
DuckPond
Observatory
Haskell Walk
OrangeGrove
MatadorSquare
SpiritPlaza
SoccerPlaza
PlazaPool
BotanicGarden
Rainforest
SRCFieldPlaza
del Sol
TramStop
EastField
Field
Soccer
Golf
DuckPond
EarthquakeGarden
Observatory
N University Dr
Prairie St
PlummerStreet
Dearborn StLind
ley
Ave
E
Uni
v D
r
Mat
ador
Dr
Zelz
ah A
ve
Bert
rand
St
Nordho St
D E F G
1
2
3
4
5
6
RecPool
KCSN
RE
SQ
MatadorStatue
Bike Lane
Pools
Matadome
AlumniRelations
Haskell Walk
InfoBooth1
InfoBooth3
VPAC
TH
PDS
OGB
AG
LA
JA
USU
BPGS
CY
F4
F3
F2
E5
E6
G4
F5
G3
G1
E6D6
ParkingStructure
G3
EOGBMH
E
E
M
M
M
D1
x15
B
B
B BB
BB
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
BBB
B
B
To I 405San DiegoFwy
NH
OGBOVPDSPPM
PS
RE
SCSGSH
SN
SQSRCSSUST
TH
UNUP
USUUV
VPAC
WC
Nordho Hallmdash C1 Little Theatre [ NH121 ] Campus Theatre [ NH100 ]Orange Grove Bistro mdashF1Delmar T Oviatt Librarymdash D4 Plaza del Sol Performance Hall mdashF4Physical Plant MgmtCorp Yardmdash C6Police Services mdashB3Rainforestmdash F3Redwood Hallmdash F5 Matadome[RE140 ]mdashF5 Poolsmdash F5 Racquetball Courtsmdash F5Recital Hall[CY158] mdashD1Softball Fieldmdash F6Sierra Centermdash C3Sagebrush Hallmdash E5Sierra Hallmdash C3 Whitsett Room [SH451 ]Santa Susana Hallmdash D2Soccer Practice Fieldmdash F7Soccer Plaza amp Fieldmdash G6Sequoia Hallmdash E4Student Recreation Centermdash G4Satellite Student Unionmdash G9Sierra Towermdash C3Trackmdash F8Transit Stationmdash B4Experimental Theatre mdashE1Tennis Courtsmdash G6University Hallmdash B4University Park Apartmentsmdash FndashG 8ndash9University Student Union mdashF4University Village Apartmentsmdash G11Valley Performing Arts Center mdashE1Whitsett Room[SH451] mdashC3 Womenrsquos Centermdash B6
Purchase parking permit at InformationBooth ($6permit cash only)
You can also purchase a parking permit at a permit dispenser located at each level of the parking structure ($6 per permit cash and credit cards are accepted)
Park in Lot G3 Walk to the University Student Union (USU)
Parking Information
1
23
Senior Design Project ShowcaseCollege of Engineering amp Computer Science
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405 110710
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126
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Malibu
Oxnard
Ventura
Burbank
Moorpark
Calabasas
LosAngeles
SimiValley
SantaPaula
SantaMonica
SanFernando
ThousandOaks
SantaClarita
Cal State Northridge
S a n t a M o n i c a M o u n t a i n s
S a n t a S u s a n a M o u n t a i n s
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Cal StateNorthridge
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Nordho Street
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wwwcsunedu
18111 Nordho StreetNorthridge California 91330
Directions and Parking Information
SDPS2015
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge CA 91330-8295httpwwwcsuneduecs
26 CSUN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING amp COMPUTER SCIENCE
Directions and Parking Information
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SRC
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ArborCourt
Mike Curb College Arts Walk
SierraQuad
ManzanitaLawn
OviattLawn
OrangeGrove
DuckPond
Observatory
Haskell Walk
OrangeGrove
MatadorSquare
SpiritPlaza
SoccerPlaza
PlazaPool
BotanicGarden
Rainforest
SRCFieldPlaza
del Sol
TramStop
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AlumniRelations
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InfoBooth1
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VPAC
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PDS
OGB
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LA
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USU
BPGS
CY
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F3
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WC
Nordho Hallmdash C1 Little Theatre [ NH121 ] Campus Theatre [ NH100 ]Orange Grove Bistro mdashF1Delmar T Oviatt Librarymdash D4 Plaza del Sol Performance Hall mdashF4Physical Plant MgmtCorp Yardmdash C6Police Services mdashB3Rainforestmdash F3Redwood Hallmdash F5 Matadome[RE140 ]mdashF5 Poolsmdash F5 Racquetball Courtsmdash F5Recital Hall[CY158] mdashD1Softball Fieldmdash F6Sierra Centermdash C3Sagebrush Hallmdash E5Sierra Hallmdash C3 Whitsett Room [SH451 ]Santa Susana Hallmdash D2Soccer Practice Fieldmdash F7Soccer Plaza amp Fieldmdash G6Sequoia Hallmdash E4Student Recreation Centermdash G4Satellite Student Unionmdash G9Sierra Towermdash C3Trackmdash F8Transit Stationmdash B4Experimental Theatre mdashE1Tennis Courtsmdash G6University Hallmdash B4University Park Apartmentsmdash FndashG 8ndash9University Student Union mdashF4University Village Apartmentsmdash G11Valley Performing Arts Center mdashE1Whitsett Room[SH451] mdashC3 Womenrsquos Centermdash B6
Purchase parking permit at InformationBooth ($6permit cash only)
You can also purchase a parking permit at a permit dispenser located at each level of the parking structure ($6 per permit cash and credit cards are accepted)
Park in Lot G3 Walk to the University Student Union (USU)
Parking Information
1
23
Senior Design Project ShowcaseCollege of Engineering amp Computer Science
10
5
5
405
405 110710
210
134
118
126
14
1
23
27 101
101
Malibu
Oxnard
Ventura
Burbank
Moorpark
Calabasas
LosAngeles
SimiValley
SantaPaula
SantaMonica
SanFernando
ThousandOaks
SantaClarita
Cal State Northridge
S a n t a M o n i c a M o u n t a i n s
S a n t a S u s a n a M o u n t a i n s
S a n G a b r i e l
Mo u n t a i n s
S a n F e r n a n d oV a l l e y
P a c i cO c e a n
0 10
scale in miles
405
118
101
Cal StateNorthridge
this map NOT to scale
Nordho Street
Rese
da B
lvd
wwwcsunedu
18111 Nordho StreetNorthridge California 91330
Directions and Parking Information
SDPS2015
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge CA 91330-8295httpwwwcsuneduecs
Directions and Parking Information
SDPS2015
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge CA 91330-8295httpwwwcsuneduecs
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge CA 91330-8295httpwwwcsuneduecs
